Illness keeps Lamar out of Ravens practice again

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  • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 26, 2024, 02:05 PM ET

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      Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is sidelined again with an illness.

The reigning NFL Most Valuable Player didn't practice Friday after returning briefly Wednesday.

According to the team, Jackson "continues to undergo further evaluation and receive care from our medical team."

Jackson made his camp debut on Wednesday but left an hour into practice. He didn't look like himself, completing one pass in team drills and throwing one interception before exiting midway through practice. Jackson looked weary in walking off the field Wednesday.

Josh Johnson, Baltimore's 38-year-old backup, ran the first-team offense.

Jackson has now missed four of the first five practices in training camp. This has been a recurring issue for Jackson, who has missed at least one practice due to illness in each of his first seven NFL seasons.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh is scheduled to talk to reporters after practice.

In February, at the age of 27, Jackson became the youngest two-time NFL MVP since the merger.

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