The Baltimore Ravens looked to once again be in a dire situation earlier this week after putting three wide receivers, including Marquise Brown, on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. On Saturday — one day before they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars — the Ravens announced wide receiver Brown, Miles Boykin, and James Proche had been activated back off the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
As expected and evidenced from the short time out, the three appear to have been on the list due to being considered “close contacts” after being around a coach who had tested positive. And while they’re eligible to play, the lack of practice time for the trio puts a question mark on if they actually will play. But with Baltimore needing to win games to get into the playoffs and having so little wide receiver depth behind Brown and Boykin, the Ravens might not have much of a choice but to put them on the field.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson would probably like to have Brown back out on the field after he made a clutch catch in last week’s win over the Cleveland Browns. While Brown hasn’t been nearly as good as advertised this season, he remains Jackson’s most-targeted player by a wide margin.
