ExtremeRavens Posted Friday at 08:29 PM Posted Friday at 08:29 PM The Ravens will enter their season opener against the Bills on Sunday night at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, largely healthy, with one notable exception. Fullback/tight end Patrick Ricard has been ruled out for the game. The 31-year-old veteran has been sidelined with a calf injury and hasn’t practiced since Aug. 14. That will leave Baltimore thin at tight end, with only Mark Andrews and Charlie Kolar healthy. Tight end Isaiah Likely, who had surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot Aug. 1 and hasn’t practiced since, worked out on a side field Friday but was not in uniform and has also been ruled out. It also means that the Ravens will likely use one of their two practice squad elevations on either second-year tight end Zaire Mitchell-Paden or undrafted rookie fullback Lucas Scott. Ricard’s injury could potentially limit what Baltimore does offensively as well, particularly in 12 personnel (one running back, tight ends, two wide receivers) or the rarely used 13 personnel (three tight ends) when they go with a heavy set. Baltimore will, however, have cornerback Jaire Alexander after the former Green Bay Packers star was a full participant in practice for a second straight day. After being limited with a knee injury earlier in the week, he does not have an injury designation for the game. “It feels good,” Alexander, 28, said Friday of his knee. It will also be his first game since Week 7 of last season with Green Bay. “No nerves, just excitement and extreme gratitude,” the 28-year-old former All-Pro said. Meanwhile, the Bills will be without their regular kicker Tyler Bass (left hip/groin) after placing him on injured reserve Friday. That means 41-year-old Matt Prater, whom Buffalo signed to its practice squad Thursday, will get the nod. Prater is also coming off his own injury, a torn meniscus that he suffered before Week 5 of 2024 that wiped out the rest of his season with the Cardinals. Elsewhere, cornerback Tre’Davious White (groin) is listed as doubtful after not practicing for a third straight day. Cornerback Christian Benford and wide receiver Keon Coleman, both of whom were listed with groin injuries this week, have no injury designation and are expected to play. Bills receiver Khalil Shakir, who was previously listed with an ankle injury, also does not have an injury designation after being a full participant in practice for a third day in a row. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1. View the full article Quote
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