The Ravens kicked off their second week of organized team activities without quarterback Lamar Jackson on the field, which left the start of the rookie kicker competition stealing the spotlight.
Rookie kickers Tyler Loop and John Hoyland went a combined 6 for 6 on live kicks during Tuesday's practice session. Loop hit from 28, 30, and 32 yards. Then Hoyland connected from 34, 36, and 42 yards.
Loop and Hoyland traded days kicking last week during OTAs, but that changed this week as the competition to replace Justin Tucker heats up.
With Jackson not present, new backup quarterback Cooper Rush took the action with the starters and continued his process of getting up to speed with the offense. He made some nice throws down the sideline.
Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken said he's not worried about Jackson's absence.
"I always feel good about Lamar. He always comes in ready," Monken said. "He loves to play football. He loves his teammates. He loves the Ravens. … He'll be ready to, and we'll be ready to go against Buffalo come Sunday night."
Here are other notes from Tuesday's OTAs practice:
- Andrew Vorhees ran with the starting offense with Ben Cleveland not present. Left tackle Ronnie Stanley was also not in attendance, which meant new veteran offensive tackle Joe Noteboom stepped into his spot.
- Outside linebacker Odafe Oweh showed that he's still moving well at his increased weight, sniffing out and stuffing a screen to running back Keaton Mitchell at the line of scrimmage.
- Offensive lineman turned undrafted rookie fullback Lucas Scott caught a pass in the flat during 11-on-11 drills.
- Undrafted inside linebacker Chandler Martin nearly came up with a pick for the second time during OTAs thus far.
- Tight end Isaiah Likely made two long receptions down the sideline from Rush.
- Cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis made a nice play at the end zone pylon breaking up a pass intended for DeAndre Hopkins. Armour-Davis continued to see a lot of action with the starters with Chidobe Awuzie out again (he was sick last week).
- Rookie safety Malaki Starks closed quickly when it looked like Rush had an easy touchdown throw to fullback Patrick Ricard during a red-zone drill. Starks made Rush hesitate and he ended up throwing an incompletion in the back of the end zone.
