Practice notes
The Ravens practiced on the far field today, so it was difficult to take roll call. But it was clear that defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was not present during the portion of practice open to the media.
Ngata, who is dealing with a sprained right ankel suffered in last Sunday's victory over the Denver Broncos, has started all 55 games of his four-year career, but NFL teams usually suscribe to the general rule of thumb that an injured player must practice at least once to be considered available for an upcoming game.
Long snapper Matt Katula, who has sat out the past two days, took part in practice today. Katula, who has been bothered by a sore elbow, insists that he will play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Three starters in linebacker Jarret Johnson (left shoulder), tight end Todd Heap (ankle) and fullback Le'Ron McClain were present at practice.
Comments
It doesn't matter if a player the caliber of Ngata practices this week or not. If he is okay to play by Sunday, he will be on the field. If he's not ready, he won't. It really is that simple.
Posted by: Ben | November 6, 2009 12:40 PM
Suggs missed an entire training camp, played sparingly in a meaningless preseason game, and was starting the following week on Opening Day. Ngata can and will play if he can go REGARDLESS if he practices or not. In the words of Allen Iverson........"I mean listen, we’re sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we’re talking about practice"
Posted by: Todd "Snackman" Smith | November 6, 2009 2:22 PM
and i think the loss of katula could be more difficult to overcome than Ngata!
I know 92 is a beast, but we are loaded at the DT position, with bannan and mckinney who can play at a high level...
But i expect a close game sunday, and i don't want a bad snap if we need a last second game winning field goal! hauschka doesn't want that either...GO RAVENS GO!
Posted by: mika from france | November 7, 2009 5:23 AM