Quarterback Lamar Jackson missed the first day of padded practices at Ravens training camp Friday with an illness.
“He’s fighting through an illness, working with our doctors, doing all the tests, even more tests to make sure we’ve got everything covered, and I’m confident he’ll be back, you know, pretty soon,” coach John Harbaugh said.
Jackson, who was sidelined for the first three days of camp and left midway through Wednesday’s practice, did not take the field with the quarterbacks and is under evaluation by the team’s medical personnel.
Harbaugh said Jackson and the team’s doctors determined he was not “feeling up to it” on Wednesday, with his energy and hydration levels among the factors that affected him.
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Harbaugh was not scheduled to speak after Wednesday’s practice — the team had a day off Thursday — and offensive coordinator Todd Monken deferred to him on questions about Jackson’s status. The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player was 1-for-5 in his practice stint before leaving the field with athletic trainers. He appeared weary as he entered the team’s facility.
“In the meetings he was great, and we are going to work him back in, for sure,” Monken said. “I know I’m being kind of a smart ass now, but he’s going to get worked back in. He was great in the meetings; he was great. You’ll have to ask him how he feels, but he was great. He was great in the meetings, and when we were on the field at the start [of practice], he said he was feeling good.”
Olivia Janik contributed to this report.
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