With Flacco sidelined, Ravens eye Kaepernick
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh says Joe Flacco will miss at least the first week of training camp because of a back injury.
Harbaugh said Thursday that the Ravens likely will bring in another quarterback and haven't ruled out signing Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick played in 12 games for San Francisco last season, throwing for 2,241 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions.
There is some familiarity because Kaepernick played for Harbaugh's brother, Jim, with the San Francisco 49ers. He led them to the 2013 Super Bowl, where they lost to the Ravens.
The only other quarterbacks currently in camp are Ryan Mallett and Dustin Vaughan, a second-year player from Division II West Texas A&M.
Flacco threw for a franchise-record 4,317 yards with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 2016, one year removed from seasonending knee surgery. NFL’s one-year franchise tag had any bearing on his performance. And contrary to common perception, Cousins said he didn’t view his decision to play the upcoming season under a second tag rather than sign a longer deal as “betting on himself.”
“I bet on the system,” Cousins told reporters after the morning’s walk-through on the opening day of training camp. “I’m just going out and playing. There’s never been anything but positive feelings [toward the Redskins].” he’s ready to move on. He began to tear up when asked about Brown’s support, saying he can’t put his gratitude into words.
Bengals players reported on Thursday for the start of training camp. Their first practice is today.
Broncos coach Vance Joseph’s first training camp got off to a rough start with word that Devontae Booker will undergo wrist surgery today and is expected to miss six weeks.
Booker was pushing to unseat C.J. Anderson as Denver’s starting running back. He suffered a hairline fracture during organized team activities in June, marring a solid spring for the second-year pro as he bounced back from a rough rookie season that followed two knee surgeries.
The Broncos had been planning to split first-team snaps at training camp between Booker and Anderson, who is returning from a torn meniscus that sidelined him over the last half of last season.