The Baltimore Ravens are getting one of their top playmakers back healthy this season. After suffering an ankle injury in Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, tight end Mark Andrews went on to miss the remainder of the 2023 regular season. Andrews worked tirelessly to return to the field in time for the team’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship, but the star tight end was not fully healthy yet.
Andrews was asked how he felt at the beginning of training camp.
“Great,” Andrews said. “Yes, I feel awesome. Like I said, I spent a lot of [time] in the offseason – to work on myself. And again, after OTAs [organized team activities], I just put in that work, and I’m excited to go out there and help this team and continue to grow in this offense and get better together. I feel 100% – if not better than I ever have.”
Andrews has been quarterback Lamar Jackson’s most reliable weapon since the pair were drafted together in 2018. During Andrews’ absence in the final stretch of the 2023 regular season, tight end Isaiah Likely emerged as one of Jackson’s go-to targets in the passing game. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken now has the challenge of incorporating both of the Ravens’ talented tight ends at the same time in the passing attack- something which has yet to come to fruition in the past two seasons since Likely was drafted.