With the third Steelers-Ravens game delay, it was anticipated that more of Baltimore’s players would be suddenly available for Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the Ravens activated Pro Bowl defensive tackle Brandon Williams from Reserve/COVID-19 list. Williams, the anchor of Baltimore’s run defense, hasn’t played since he went down with an ankle injury in Week 10.
Williams was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Nov. 23 after contact tracing deemed him a close contact of running backs J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram.
The #Ravens activated Brandon Williams, Trace McSorley, Tavon Young and Khalil Dorsey from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 1, 2020
Quarterback Trace McSorley and cornerbacks Tavon Young and Khalil Dorsey were also activated from the list, but Young and Dorsey revert to injured reserve. Young suffered a knee injury versus the Houston Texans in Week 2, and Dorsey has been out with an ankle. McSorley is insurance should something happen to Robert Griffin III, but he hasn’t played a snap all season.
Though running backs J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram have not yet been activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list, both are eligible. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, teams have until 12:30 Wednesday to submit player transactions.
As of Tuesday, 16 Ravens players remain on the Reserve/COVID-19 list to the Steelers one.
