The usual suspects were missing from the portion of today's practice that was open to the media: wide receiver Mark Clayton (sprained ankle), cornerback Samari Rolle (sprained anke), tight end Daniel Wilcox (sprained ankle) and offensive tackle Steve Edwards (knee).

But two other players were absent. Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (swollen knee) and running back Cory Ross were not there. Ngata was spotted in the hallway in shorts, but no sign of Ross.

Running back P.J. Daniels, who has not practiced since tweaking his right hamstring before the Ravens' first preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Aug. 13, jogged around the practice field without his jersey or pads.

Finally, a huge apology to wide receiver Devard Darling. In my notebook today, I wrote that Clarence Moore was the first receiver off the bench when Clayton went down in the first quarter of Sunday's contest against the New York Giants. I was wrong. Wide receivers coach Mike Johnson pulled me aside today and informed me that Darling, not Moore, was the first receiver off the bench. So thanks to Johnson for correcting me and a mea culpa to Darling for my error.