Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson started the third week of training camp the same way he ended the second: by looking for wide receiver Rashod Bateman.
Jackson and Bateman connected for five completions in Monday’s practice, including an impressive touchdown grab that led to another injury scare for the 2021 first-round pick.
Unofficially, Jackson finished 21-for-30 overall in team drills, including 15-for-22 in 11-on-11 action and 6-for-8 in seven-on-seven action. Here’s how Jackson’s day as a passer unfolded, period by period, throw by throw, along with other notes from Monday’s practice.
11-on-11: 2-for-2
1. Jackson found tight end Mark Andrews for a catch of about 10 yards on a quick hitter over the middle, beating coverage from inside linebacker Roquan Smith.
2. A spin move by safety Kyle Hamilton against right tackle Patrick Mekari flushed Jackson out to his right, where he found wide receiver Zay Flowers, who broke off his route against cornerback Marlon Humphrey and caught a pass for about 15 to 20 yards.
11-on-11: 2-for-3
3. Humphrey had Bateman’s fade route down the right sideline well covered, forcing the receiver to give up on Jackson’s deep pass in midair.
4. Jackson went through his reads, looked left and found Bateman on a short crosser outside the numbers. Cornerback Nate Wiggins was there to meet him.
5. With the defense showing a “Cover 0″ pre-snap look, Jackson hit tight end Charlie Kolar on a quick out route before Hamilton could break up the play.
6. Jackson had to escape the pocket for a brief scramble after outside linebacker Odafe Oweh overwhelmed right tackle Roger Rosengarten with a power move.
11-on-11: 2-for-4
7. On a wide receiver screen, Jackson connected with Flowers, who gained about 5 to 10 yards.
8. Facing quick heat in the pocket, including an unblocked Oweh, Jackson lined up a quick back-shoulder pass to Bateman near the left sideline. But cornerback Brandon Stephens appeared to see the throw before Bateman did and broke it up.
9. Jackson took a “sack” after Oweh beat Rosengarten.
10. Jackson looked for Andrews on a pass up the seam, with linebacker Malik Harrison in coverage, but the back-shoulder throw was located too far behind Andrews to bring in.
11. On a broken play, Jackson connected with undrafted rookie tight end Qadir Ismail for a solid gain downfield against safety Eddie Jackson.
7-on-7: 3-for-4
12. Jackson hit Bateman on a short crosser in front of Humphrey.
13. Jackson threw a check-down to running back Justice Hill, who was running an angle route out of the backfield against inside linebacker Trenton Simpson.
14. Jackson found Andrews on a quick hitter up the seam.
15. Jackson couldn’t connect with Flowers, who was running a comeback route along the right sideline against Stephens.
7-on-7: 3-for-4
16. Jackson hit Hill in the left flat.
17. Another short completion to Hill.
18. Jackson floated a pass to wide receiver Tylan Wallace as he ran a short corner route against Humphrey, but it bounced off an outstretched hand and fell incomplete.
19. Andrews beat cornerback Arthur Maulet on an out route, and Jackson fed him for a completion.
11-on-11: 3-for-3
20. After an under-center run fake and exaggerated pocket movement, Jackson threw back across the field to Bateman, who was open about 10 to 15 yards downfield and added to the gain in the open field.
21. On an apparent run-pass option, Jackson threw a screen pass to undrafted rookie wide receiver Dayton Wade, who was swarmed near the line of scrimmage by Hamilton.
22. Jackson felt a blitz from the left side and went back the same way, finding Andrews up the seam before Smith could get to the vacated zone in time.
23. Jackson felt pressure as the pocket collapsed around him, but after looking for a target on a jump throw and finding no one, the play was ruled a sack.
11-on-11: 2-for-4, INT
24. Jackson hit Bateman for another solid gain after Bateman’s route break sent Humphrey tumbling.
25. Hamilton appeared to get a hand on Jackson’s pass at the line of scrimmage, breaking it up.
26. Flowers worked free on an out route against safety Marcus Williams, and Jackson found him. Afterward, wide receiver Nelson Agholor was sent to run a lap, seemingly guilty of a presnap penalty.
27. Jackson’s pass to tight end Scotty Washington near the right sideline bounced off his hands and ended up in Humphrey’s. Humphrey then decided to lateral the ball to Harrison, who then pitched the ball again to safety Daryl Worley.
11-on-11: 3-for-3, TD
28. Despite a bad snap from center Ben Cleveland, Jackson set his feet and fired a completion to Andrews, who was working an out-breaking route over the middle against Williams.
29. Jackson threw a check-down to Flowers, who got a few extra yards with some nice jukes over the middle as several defenders converged.
30. Lined up around the 15-yard line, Jackson threw a jump ball near the back left corner of the end zone to Bateman. Despite good coverage from cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis and the arrival of safety Ar’Darius Washington, Bateman came down with the ball for a touchdown. It was Bateman’s last play of practice; he required attention from athletic trainers after landing in pain, seemingly on his midsection.
11-on-11 (red zone): 1-for-3
31. Sped up by a slot blitz from Humphrey, Jackson couldn’t find tight end Isaiah Likely as he worked against Williams.
32. Jackson almost sidearmed a pass to Agholor as he ran a crossing route near the back of the end zone, but Maulet stayed close to the wide receiver and broke it up from behind.
33. Jackson couldn’t step into a throw to Andrews because of a pushed-back pocket, but he still got the pass to his tight end as he ran a short in-breaker against Washington.
Attendance
Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum missed his third straight practice Monday. Coach John Harbaugh, gesturing toward his shoulder and back, said Linderbaum had some discomfort and that he was being evaluated. Harbaugh explained that the Ravens would be “very cautious” with Linderbaum, whose absence could lead to more snaps at center for guards Andrew Vorhees and Cleveland.
“There is not anything he needs right now in terms of practice, so we’ll kind of rest him up there,” Harbaugh said.
Bateman, meanwhile, landed hard after his leaping touchdown catch late in practice. He had difficulty getting up and did not return to action. Harbaugh did not have an immediate update on Bateman, who walked off the field under his own power after practice ended.
Wide receiver Deonte Harty (lower leg) and cornerback Trayvon Mullen (shoulder) remained out, along with sidelined running back Keaton Mitchell (knee), rookie outside linebacker Adisa Isaac (hamstring) and rookie cornerback T.J. Tampa (sports hernias). New outside linebacker Quincy Roche was also missing. Rookie wide receiver Devontez Walker returned to practice after missing Saturday’s session.
One-on-ones
Here’s how the Ravens fared in their one-on-ones early in practice, which were split between the middle of the field and the red zone:
- Bateman got a half-step of separation on Stephens on a post-corner route, faking an inside move before heading the other way on a diagonal path, but the ball was overthrown.
- Wallace beat Humphrey for a downfield catch on a go route.
- Armour-Davis had Agholor well covered on a vertical route, leading to an overthrown pass.
- Stephens got a hand on a pass to Flowers, who was running a corner route.
- Undrafted rookie wide receiver Isaiah Washington separated from Wiggins on a curl route — Wiggins struggled to break on the ball quickly — but dropped the pass.
- Hamilton covered Likely on a red-zone fade pattern, but the ball was poorly thrown anyway.
- With an inside fake at the top of the route in the red zone, Bateman separated from Humphrey on an out route and caught a touchdown near the back of the end zone.
- Flowers beat Armour-Davis for a touchdown.
- Washington made a one-handed catch over Wiggins in the red zone but couldn’t get both feet inbounds.
- Andrews ran a fade against Simpson and bobbled a touchdown catch to himself as he fell to the ground.
- Bateman beat Stephens for a touchdown with an inside move.
- Wide receiver Keith Kirkwood drew a pass interference penalty on Wiggins after the rookie latched on for too long in press coverage.
- With Hamilton in coverage, Likely was again denied a clean release in the red zone and caught a pass out of bounds.
Play of the day
With a backflip into the end zone, Ar’Darius Washington finished off his would-be pick-six against backup quarterback Josh Johnson with flair. It was his first interception this training camp, and Washington’s been doing that flip since he was little, so it was natural to celebrate the moment. His defensive teammates went running down to celebrate with him.
“It felt good to get on the board,” said Washington, who stepped in front of a short pass to wide receiver Malik Cunningham.
Washington, who has been playing with the first- and second-string defense, came close to a takeaway early in camp when he showed off his impressive vertical leap to deflect a pass. But the pass was just too high for him to come down with the interception.
Harbaugh has praised Washington’s play in camp, but he’s in a competitive race with Eddie Jackson for the team’s third-safety role.
“I just keep it simple and just do my job,” Washington said. “Every opportunity I get, just going out there and representing myself well and representing this team. The main thing for me is, just do my job.”
