Ravens Insider: Ravens, Commanders ‘mutually agree’ to cancel joint practice

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The Ravens and Commanders have canceled their joint practice that was scheduled for next Thursday in Ashburn, Virginia.

The announcement was made Thursday shortly before noon.

“Recognizing the logistical challenges — with our teams’ previous games scheduled on different days — and the added strain on players heading into a short week, the Ravens and Commanders mutually agreed to no longer hold a joint practice next week,” the Ravens said in a statement. “Instead, we will concentrate on preparing for our upcoming preseason matchup.”

That means that after Baltimore’s preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium, the Ravens will have four days of practice in Owings Mills before their Aug. 23 preseason finale against the Commanders at Northwest Stadium.

“Sometimes just schedules don’t sync up as it hits,” Commanders coach Dan Quinn told reporters Thursday. “So, I visited with [Ravens coach John Harbaugh] last night and he’s always choosing the best choices for the players. So, every once in a while, it just doesn’t sync up. And so, we’re bummed. We’ve got a lot of respect for them and were looking forward to it. But, we’ll get to see them a couple of days later after that.”

The two teams last had a joint practice against each other in 2023 in Owings Mills. Several scuffles broke out over the two days of practices, including one in which Ravens tight end Mark Andrews slammed Danny Johnson to the ground and the cornerback suffered a rotator cuff strain.

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