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Ravens | Not expected to re-sign L. Smith Sat Mar 13, 06:40 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports the Baltimore Ravens are not expected to re-sign unrestricted free-agent TE L.J. Smith.
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Ravens | Four players probable for Week 16 Fri Dec 25, 04:07 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens WR Justin Harper (foot), WR Kelley Washington (ankle), WR Demetrius Williams (knee) and TE L.J. Smith (chest) fully participated in practice Friday, Dec. 25. They are listed as probable for Week 16 and will be able to play.
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Ravens | Three practice Thursday Thu Dec 24, 05:10 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens WR Justin Harper (foot), WR Kelley Washington (ankle) and TE L.J. Smith (ankle) fully participated in practice Thursday, Dec. 24. They will be able to play in Week 16.
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Ravens | L. Smith limited Friday Fri Dec 18, 04:19 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle) was limited in practice Friday, Dec. 18, and is expected to play in Week 15.
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Ravens | L. Smith limited Thursday Thu Dec 17, 09:49 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle) was limited in practice Thursday, Dec. 17, but he should be the No. 2 tight end Week 15.
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Ravens | Seven players miss practice Wednesday Wed Dec 16, 05:21 PM
Baltimore Ravens C Matt Birk (neck), OT Jared Gaither (foot), SS K.J. Gerard (thigh), LB Jarret Johnson (knee, back), DT Brandon McKinney (back), TE L.J. Smith (ankle) and WR Kelley Washington (ankle) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Dec. 16.
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Ravens | Week 14 Inactives Sun Dec 13, 12:09 PM
The Baltimore Ravens have declared DL Brandon McKinney, OT David Hale, FS Ed Reed, OT Jared Gaither, QB John Beck, DL Kelly Talavou, TE L.J. Smith, WR Mark Clayton inactive for Week 14.
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Ravens | Smith doubtful for Week 14 Fri Dec 11, 04:58 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle) did not participate in practice Friday, Dec. 11. He is listed as doubtful for Week 14 and will not play.
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Ravens | L. Smith misses practice Thursday Thu Dec 10, 08:36 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle) missed the team's practice Thursday, Dec. 10, and he is not expected to play Week 14.
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Ravens | Four players miss practice Wednesday Wed Dec 9, 04:36 PM
Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle), OT Jared Gaither (foot), OL David Hale (head) and LB Jarret Johnson (back) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Dec. 9.
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Ravens | Week 13 Inactives Mon Dec 7, 07:22 PM
The Baltimore Ravens have declared FB Charles Ali, FS Ed Reed, QB John Beck, DL Kelly Talavou, TE L.J. Smith, OL Oniel Cousins, LB Terrell Suggs, OT Tony Moll inactive for Week 13.
| Footballguys view: Tom Zbikowski gets the start at safety in place of Reed. |
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Ravens | Smith doubtful for Week 13 Sat Dec 5, 04:06 PM
Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle) did not participate in practice Saturday, Dec. 5. He is listed as doubtful for Week 13.
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Ravens | L. Smith misses practice Friday Fri Dec 4, 05:33 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle) missed the team's practice Friday, Dec. 4. He will be a game-time decision for Week 13, but he is not expected to play.
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Ravens | L. Smith misses practice Thursday Thu Dec 3, 05:23 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (ankle) did not participate in practice Thursday, Dec. 3. He likely will be limited in Week 13.
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Ravens | L. Smith probable for Week 12 Fri Nov 27, 05:39 PM
Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (illness) fully participated in practice Friday, Nov. 27. He is listed as probable for Week 12 and will be available to play.
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Ravens | L. Smith practices Thursday Thu Nov 26, 04:27 PM
Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (illness) fully participated in practice Thursday, Nov. 26. He will be the main backup tight end in Week 12.
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Ravens | Smith misses practice Wednesday Wed Nov 25, 04:43 PM
Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (illness) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Nov. 25.
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Ravens | Smith fine with lack of offensive playing time Sat Oct 10, 08:43 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith said he is not upset with his lack of playing time with the offense because he knows he still has things to learn after missing time due to injury. 'I missed a lot of time. A lot of stuff that should be fluid for me right now, I'm still learning. The learning process got a little hindered, but I'm still learning every day. I'm not frustrated about the situation. I'm doing other things to contribute, like playing special teams and things like that. I feel like I'll be worked in soon enough,' Smith said.
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Ravens | L. Smith questionable for Week 3 Fri Sep 25, 05:32 PM
Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) practiced in full for the last three days but is listed as questionable for Week 3. It looks like he will be available to play for the first time this year.
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Ravens | L. Smith practices in full Thursday Thu Sep 24, 10:05 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) practiced in full Thursday, Sept. 24, and it appears he will play in Week 3.
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Ravens | L. Smith, Zbikowski practice Wednesday Wed Sep 23, 03:37 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) and SS Tom Zbikowski (concussion) participated in practice Wednesday, Sept. 23.
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Ravens | L. Smith will try to play Week 3 Tue Sep 22, 04:54 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) said he will try to play in Week 3. He had targeted Week 2 as his return but his hamstring did not feel right just before the game.
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Ravens | Week 2 Inactives Sun Sep 20, 03:19 PM
The Baltimore Ravens have declared DL Brandon McKinney, LB Dannell Ellerbe, QB John Beck, TE L.J. Smith, OL Oniel Cousins, DL Paul Kruger, SS Tom Zbikowski, OT Tony Moll inactive for Week 2.
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Ravens | Smith questionable for Week 2 Fri Sep 18, 04:16 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) was close to full participate in practice Friday, Sept. 18. He is listed as questionable for Week 2 but is optimistic that he could play.
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Ravens | L. Smith limited in practice Thursday Thu Sep 17, 10:06 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) was limited in practice Thursday, Sept. 17, but he is questionable for Week 2. There is a good chance he will play in the game.
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Ravens | L. Smith limited Wednesday Wed Sep 16, 05:59 PM
Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) was limited during practice Wednesday, Sept. 16.
| Footballguys view: Smith says this hamstring injury is in a different spot from the one he sustained in training camp. |
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Ravens | Gooden, L. Smith hope to play Week 2 Wed Sep 16, 03:08 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens LB Tavares Gooden (knee) and TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) said they hope to be able to play in the team's Week 2 game.
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Ravens | L. Smith may play Week 2 Mon Sep 14, 05:31 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said there is a chance that TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) could play in Week 2.
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Ravens | Week 1 Inactives Sun Sep 13, 12:04 PM
The Baltimore Ravens have declared DL Brandon McKinney, LB Dannell Ellerbe, RB Jalen Parmele, QB John Beck, TE L.J. Smith, OL Oniel Cousins, DL Paul Kruger, OT Tony Moll inactive for Week 1.
| Footballguys view: Todd Heap becomes an even better play this week with Smith out. |
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Ravens | Tight end Smith a 'game time decision' Sat Sep 12, 02:15 PM
Edward Lee, from the Baltimore Sun, reports L.J. Smith did not practice for the third consecutive day because of a pulled left hamstring, and it appears increasingly unlikely that the tight end will be able to play in the season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. Smith, who injured the hamstring in the Ravens' second preseason game against the New York Jets on Aug. 24, is listed as doubtful on the club's injury report. "If he's ready to go Sunday, he will, and if he's not, he won't," coach John Harbaugh said after practice Friday. "He'll be a game-day decision."
| Footballguys view: What's this? L.J. Smith is doubtful for a game? All sarcasm aside, Smith was known to miss time due to injury in Philadelphia, and now that he's in Baltimore it's no different. He'll likely be scratched on Sunday as the team tries to get him healthy from this latest injury. |
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Ravens | L. Smith doubtful for Week 1 Fri Sep 11, 05:03 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) did not practice Friday, Sept. 11, and is doubtful for Week 1. He could be doubtful again for Week 2.
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Ravens | L. Smith worked on the side Thursday Thu Sep 10, 07:57 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) missed the team's practice Thursday, Sept. 10, and he will miss the Week 1 game. Smith worked out on the side and ran on his own.
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Ravens | L. Smith will likely be sidelined Week 1 Wed Sep 9, 09:14 PM
Aaron Wilson, of the National Football Post, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) is considered a question mark for the team's Week 1 game, but he will probably be sidelined.
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Ravens | Smith does not take part in team drills Wednesday Wed Sep 9, 03:41 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) did not participate in team drills during practice Wednesday, Sept. 9. He did some running on an adjacent field during practice.
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Ravens | Cousins, L. Smith miss practice Tuesday Tue Sep 1, 05:13 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens OL Oniel Cousins (ankle) and TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) did not participate in practice Tuesday, Sept. 1.
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Ravens | Gregg, L. Smith may miss rest of preseason Wed Aug 26, 06:53 PM
Edward Lee and Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, report Baltimore Ravens DT Kelly Gregg (shoulder) and TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) may miss the rest of the preseason because of injury.
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Ravens | L. Smith misses practice Wednesday Wed Aug 26, 03:05 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) did not participate in practice Wednesday, Aug. 26.
| Footballguys view: There are certain things you can count on in life - death, taxes, and L.J. Smith getting hurt. Fantasy owners need to look elsewhere for a backup tight end. |
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Ravens | L. Smith injured Monday Mon Aug 24, 10:31 PM
CBSSports.com reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) left the team's preseason game Monday, Aug. 24, with a pulled hamstring. He is not expected to return to the game.
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Ravens | L. Smith, Figurs return to practice Tue Aug 4, 12:29 PM
Luke Jones, of WNST.net, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) and WR Yamon Figurs (foot) returned to practice Tuesday, Aug. 4.
| Footballguys view: Good news for Smith whose injury woes from last year seem to be carrying over to his new home. |
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Ravens | Smith absent from practice Monday Mon Aug 3, 11:40 AM
Jason La Canfora, of NFL.com, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) is not participating in the team's morning practice Monday, Aug. 3.
| Footballguys view: Smith needs to heed the adage, "You can't make the club in the tub". His injury problems and reports from crack Ravens beat writer Aaron Wilson that Todd Heap looks healthy are making Heap look like a nice TE2 in PPR leagues, and what the heck TE1 if you decide to be the last one to take a TE in your 12 or 14 team league. |
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Ravens | L. Smith misses practice Sunday Sun Aug 2, 05:06 PM
CBSSports.com reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) missed the team's practice Sunday, Aug. 2, because of an injured hamstring.
| Footballguys view: Another year, and more injury woes for L.J. Smith. The Ravens have two very good tight ends in Smith and Todd Heap, but both have constant injury concerns. Smith's injury will give rookie Davon Drew more opportunity in practice. |
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Ravens | L. Smith misses morning practice Wednesday Wed Jul 29, 05:04 PM
Edward Lee, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (hamstring) did not participate in morning practice Wednesday, July 29, because of a minor hamstring injury. Smith said the injury is not considered serious.
| Footballguys view: He is not sure if he will be able to take part in the first full-team practice Friday, July 31. L.J. Smith has been injury prone for a few years now so this isn't the greatest news before August. Hopefully he'll be able to bounce back quickly because the team will be relying on he and Todd Heap more than ever because of the lack of depth at the WR position. |
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Ravens | Offense should open up some this year Mon Jun 29, 08:09 PM
Gerry Dulac, Vinnie Iyer & Mike Preston, of Sporting News, report that Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron should open up the offense some this season for QB Joe Flacco, even though they will remain a run-first team.
| Footballguys view: The passing offense was focused on passes to the sidelines and deep last year to minimize the chances of an interception if Flacco made an error. The main beneficiaries of this change should be the tight ends - Todd Heap and LJ Smith - as Flacco should be trusted more to work the middle of the field in his second season. |
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Ravens | Various players limited or absent Tuesday Tue Jun 9, 05:56 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens TE L.J. Smith (groin), CB Chris Carr (shoulder) and OT Oniel Cousins (chest) were limited during workouts Tuesday, June 9. LB Ray Lewis, S Ed Reed, DE Terrell Suggs and WR Mark Clayton were absent from practice.
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Ravens | Several player miss practice Sunday Mon May 11, 06:10 PM
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports Baltimore Ravens OT Jared Gaither (migraines), TE L.J. Smith (groin) and CB Lardarius Webb (hamstring) did not participate in practice Sunday, May 10.
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