Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice on Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session with an ankle injury.
It is the second straight week the two-time MVP did not practice on Wednesday of a game week. Last week, it was knee soreness that interrupted his preparations.
If the pattern holds, Jackson should be ready to start on Sunday when the streaking Ravens (5-5) host the New York Jets (2-8) while looking for their fifth straight win.
Jackson completed 14 of 25 passes for 193 yards and two interceptions in last Sunday’s 23-16 road victory against the Cleveland Browns. He was sacked five times and finished with a season-low passer rating of 47.6.
This has been an injury-plagued year for the 28-year-old Jackson, who missed three games earlier this season due to a hamstring ailment. Baltimore lost two of those games and fell to 1-5 before a Week 8 win over the Chicago Bears kicked off the Ravens’ current streak.
For the season, Jackson has completed a career-best 68% of his passes for 1,442 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions in seven starts. He has been running less this season, gaining 226 yards on 39 carries with one TD.
