Baltimore Beatdown
Baltimore Ravens rookie offensive lineman Emery Jones will make his NFL debut against the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon.
The Ravens are keeping Jones active in favor of Ben Cleveland, who served as the team’s backup guard and occasional sixth offensive lineman for the first 10 games of the season. Cleveland’s secondary role could be why Baltimore tapped Joe Noteboom to be the swing tackle after giving Carson Vinson the nod in the last two weeks. Noteboom has taken the rest of the offense’s sixth-OL snaps; with Cleveland out, the team needs Noteboom if they want to run any ‘jumbo’ sets.
Here is the Ravens’ full list of inactives:
Jones’ activation indicates that the Ravens believe he is ready to play if needed. He could get rotational snaps at guard, but he will likely only play with the field goal unit like Vinson did last week.
The rest of the Ravens’ game day roster decisions were expected. Rashod Bateman and Keyon Martin were ruled out on Friday. Aeneas Peebles has been a healthy scratch for six games in a row, and Justice Hill’s return from a toe injury will put Rasheen Ali back on the bench. Cooper Rush will serve as the emergency third quarterback.
Here are the Jets’ inactives:
