The Baltimore Ravens finished the 2021 season with an 8-9 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2017 while also enduring a six-game losing streak to end the year. A big reason why the team struggled over the back-half of the year was because of injuries to key players. Baltimore has begun to get key pieces back from the physically unable to perform list, most recently cornerback Marcus Peters and defensive back Ar’Darius Washington.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was asked about Peters and Washington after practice on Monday. He talked about how there is a plan in place for both, saying that there’s a process to everything that goes into their returns.
Coach Harbaugh on Marcus Peters and Ar'Darius Washington returning to practice: pic.twitter.com/g4f0ycbwj2
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“They’ve got a plan for that. It’s not a matter of how far along guys are. Marcus [Peters] is in a good place. [He] came back from PUP [physically unable to perform], did individual today. That was good. Ar’Darius Washington was back today doing individual. It was good to see that. So, those guys are in [a] process. We have a plan for each guy. It’s a different plan; everybody has got their own plan. So, we try to bridge them back from the rehab part of it to the practice part of it and the game part of it. We put them on that bridge, and they work across the bridge, and they get to the other side.”
It’s going to take Peters and Washington time to get back into playing shape, and the team will be cautious in making sure they’re back to 100% health. Baltimore’s secondary has plenty of depth, allowing them to not feel like they have to rush back either player. Instead, other players in the back end of the Ravens’ defense can gain experience while both Peters and Washington ease back into action.