The Ravens have plenty of star power on their physically unable to perform list. But coach John Harbaugh is confident that all of those players will be on the field for the start of the regular season.
Via Don Markus of the Baltimore Sun, Harbaugh said he expected outside linebackers Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil and wide receivers Steve Smith and Breshad Perriman to be ready on Sept. 11.
“As far as the preseason, it goes back to we’ll see,” Harbaugh said. “They all want to play. They’re all working really hard to play in the preseason.”
Harbaugh declared Suggs “the closest” to coming back, after coming back from last year’s torn Achilles.
“He had the injury the soonest, he’s already on me about practicing,” Harbaugh said. “I’m holding him back right now. He’ll be out there soon practicing. How much we play him [in the preseason] remains to be seen. The other guys are probably a little longer away than he is.”
Smith, 37, also tore his Achilles last year. Dumervil had foot surgery and Breeland is still working back from knee problems that cost him his entire rookie season.