For the first time since Week 2, the Ravens will have Odafe Oweh back on the field.
The third-year outside linebacker was a full participant in practice for a second straight day Friday in Owings Mills and did not have an injury designation for Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions (5-1). Oweh had been sidelined since suffering an ankle injury against the Bengals in Cincinnati and returned to practice earlier this week.
His return is a welcome one for a group that has leaned on veteran additions Jadeveon Clowney and Kyle Van Noy the past few weeks. The Ravens, though, are tied with the Buffalo Bills for the league lead with 24 sacks.
“He looked good,” coach John Harbaugh said Friday of Oweh, who has eight sacks in 34 games after being drafted No. 31 overall in 2021. “It was good to see him back out there.”
The only Ravens who did not practice Friday were safety Marcus Williams (hamstring) and cornerback Kevon Seymour (ankle). Both are out for Sunday, as expected, after not practicing all week.
Cornerback Ronald Darby (illness) and defensive end Brent Urban (neck), meanwhile, were full participants after Darby did not practice Thursday and Urban was limited. Clowney (rest/knee) and linebacker Malik Harrison (concussion) also fully practiced in what was a walk-through, with Harbaugh saying he wanted to give his players a “mental sweat.”
For the Lions, running back David Montgomery (ribs) and guard Jonah Jackson (ankle) are both out. A trio of reserves in tight end James Mitchell (hamstring), defensive end Josh Paschal (knee) and running back Craig Reynolds (hamstring/toe) are questionable.
Rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs, the No. 12 overall pick in April’s draft, is expected to start for the Lions. The 5-foot-9, 200-pound Gibbs was limited in practice early this week with a strained hamstring but was a full participant Friday. He has 179 rushing yards and 70 receiving yards this season.
“Certainly I think he’s going to need to take the load of it,” Lions coach Dan Campbell told reporters Friday. “We’re just going to have to see where he’s at. I’d like to say we want to be careful with him, but the reality of it is we need him so we’ll go as far as he can take us here, trying to be as smart as we can. But he’s got to go. And he’s ready.”
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