The Ravens got a brief scare from rookie running back Kenneth Dixon at Thursday’s practice, but his knee injury doesn’t appear to be one that will keep him out of action for long.
Coach John Harbaugh said that Dixon, a fourth-round pick in April who is competing to be part of the backfield mix along with Justin Forsett, will be back very soon from what Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports is a Grade 1 MCL sprain. Rapoport expects the Ravens to proceed with caution, which isn’t a surprise after wide receiver Breshad Perriman missed all of last season with a knee injury that was initially described as being on the minor side.
Dixon, Buck Allen, Terrence West, Lorenzo Taliaferro and Trent Richardson are on the roster as options behind Forsett, although the latter two are on the PUP list and Forsett says he plans to do what he can to make it a one-man show.
“I’m going to put myself in a position where they can’t take me off the field,” Forsett said, via CSNMidAtlantic.com. “That’s my mentality. At the end of the day, everybody has their role. I’ll let coach decide that.”
Dixon ran for 4,480 yards, caught 88 passes and scored 87 touchdowns overall at Louisiana Tech and could position himself to take some of Forsett’s snaps if those all-purpose skills translate to the professional level.