The Ravens will be without wide receiver and kick returner Deonte Harty for at least the next four games.
Harty, who hasn’t practiced all week because of a knee injury, was put on injured reserve Saturday, coach John Harbaugh said Saturday. The injury is not expected to be season-ending, he added.
With the 26-year-old Baltimore native and former Archbishop Curley star out for the next month, wide receiver Tylan Wallace, among others, is likely to fill his role beginning Monday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Wallace has just one punt return this season for 11 yards and let another one go against Cincinnati that the Bengals downed at the Ravens’ 2-yard line that led to a safety when running back Derrick Henry was tackled in the end zone on the next play. But Wallace also provided one of the more memorable moments of last season when he returned a punt for a walk-off touchdown in overtime against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 14.
Harty, meanwhile, has appeared in five games for the Ravens this season and has eight punt returns for 85 yards, including a long of 16, and four kickoff returns for 98 yards with a long of 31.
Baltimore will also be without rookie running back Rasheen Ali (ankle) and linebacker Malik Harrison (groin) against Tampa Bay with both ruled out in the final injury report of the week. Defensive tackle Broderick Washington (knee), who was limited in practice all week, is doubtful.
Harbaugh did say, however, “there’s a chance” that cornerback Arthur Maulet (knee/hamstring) could be activated for the game.
Maulet, who is listed as questionable, returned earlier this month after starting the season on injured reserve. The Ravens have until the middle of next week to add him to their active roster or else he would be placed on season-ending injured reserve, though he is expected to be activated before his 21-day window closes.
For the Buccaneers, starting cornerback Jamel Dean (hamstring) along with tight end Payne Durham (calf) and wide receivers Rakim Jarrett (knee) and Kameron Johnson (ankle) have all been ruled out.
However, wide receiver Mike Evans, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury and didn’t practice Thursday and Friday and was limited Saturday, was taken off the injury report and is expected to play Monday.
Defensive tackle Vita Vea, meanwhile, was added to the injury report with a hamstring injury and is listed as questionable. Also questionable are running back Rachaad White (foot), defensive lineman Earnest Brown IV (ribs) and wide receiver Trey Palmer (concussion), though all three were full participants in practice Saturday.
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