{"id":101057,"date":"2022-10-18T22:07:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T22:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ravens-sign-wr-desean-jackson-to-practice-squad\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T22:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T22:07:15","slug":"ravens-sign-wr-desean-jackson-to-practice-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ravens-sign-wr-desean-jackson-to-practice-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens sign WR DeSean Jackson to practice squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>OWINGS MILLS, Md.  &#8212; Wide receiver DeSean Jackson will play a 15th season in the NFL after being signed to the Baltimore Ravens&#8217; practice squad on Tuesday, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n<p>The expectation is for the 35-year-old Jackson to get elevated on game day and boost the Ravens&#8217; deep-passing game.  Last season, Jackson showed he still has speed, averaging 22.7 yards per catch, which is the highest of his 14-year career.<\/p>\n<p>Stretching the field has been a challenge for quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has completed just 21% of his passes that have traveled at least 20 air yards.  That&#8217;s the second worst in the NFL behind New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (14%).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2022\/1017\/r1077245_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Ravens have one of the most unproven wide receiver groups in the NFL.  Baltimore has only two wide receivers with double-digit receptions: Devin Duvernay (18) and Rashod Bateman (11).<\/p>\n<p>With Bateman sidelined a second straight game because of a sprained left foot, the Ravens&#8217; wide receivers totaled five catches for 45 yards in Sunday&#8217;s 24-20 loss to the Giants.  Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Bateman was &#8220;close&#8221; to returning.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, who worked out for the Ravens on Tuesday, becomes the latest 30-or-older wide receiver to be signed by Baltimore over the past six years.  He joins Mike Wallace, Michael Crabtree and Dez Bryant.<\/p>\n<p>One of the bigger concerns with Jackson is durability.  He played 16 games last season with the Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders, but he missed 28 games from 2018 to 2020 because of thumb, ankle and abdominal strain injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson ranks 36th on the NFL&#8217;s all-time receiving list with 11,110 yards.  He has totaled 632 receptions (18.3-yard average) and has caught 58 touchdown passes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWINGS MILLS, Md. &#8212; Wide receiver DeSean Jackson will play a 15th season in the NFL after being signed to the Baltimore Ravens&#8217; practice squad on Tuesday, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter. The expectation is for the 35-year-old Jackson to get elevated on game day and boost the Ravens&#8217; deep-passing game. Last season, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ravens-sign-wr-desean-jackson-to-practice-squad\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ravens sign WR DeSean Jackson to practice squad<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[1478,32197,46,423],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110497,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/lamar-jackson-ravens-turn-things-around-in-second-half-in-win-over-bucs\/","url_meta":{"origin":101057,"position":0},"title":"Lamar Jackson, Ravens turn things around in second half in win over Bucs","date":"October 28, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"11:32 PM ETJamison HensleyCloseESPN Staff WriterUniversity of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and sonJenna LaineCloseESPN Staff WriterCovered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016TAMPA, Fla. -- After struggling in the first half, quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens were able to put things\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":103568,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/marlon-humphrey-says-ravens-are-pressing-need-to-relax\/","url_meta":{"origin":101057,"position":1},"title":"Marlon Humphrey says Ravens are &#8216;pressing,&#8217; need to &#8216;relax&#8217;","date":"October 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Repeated fourth-quarter meltdowns have led to one of the wildest starts in Baltimore Ravens history.Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey said Thursday that the sting of another late-game collapse led to him referencing a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein after a 24-20 loss to the New\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":103958,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/what-pundits-expect-in-ravens-browns-week-7-game\/","url_meta":{"origin":101057,"position":2},"title":"What Pundits Expect in Ravens-Browns Week 7 Game","date":"October 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Ravens Are Unanimous Pick to Beat BrownsThe Ravens have alternated wins and losses every week this season, and if that pattern continues, they'll defeat the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday.All 47 of the pundits we looked at are predicting that to happen.The Browns (2-4) come to Baltimore on a three-game\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":110700,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/buccaneers-vs-ravens-tom-brady-becomes-most-sacked-quarterback-in-nfl-history-as-tampa-bay-buccaneers-suffer-third-straight-defeat\/","url_meta":{"origin":101057,"position":3},"title":"Buccaneers vs.  Ravens: Tom Brady becomes most sacked quarterback in NFL history as Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffer third straight defeat","date":"October 28, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"CNN \u2014 Tom Brady is used to setting new records but he wouldn't have wanted this one. 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