The Ravens aren’t closing the door on the possibility of tight end Mark Andrews returning to the lineup this season.

Andrews suffered a cracked fibula along with damage to ankle ligaments.

“Nothing’s completely definitive yet,” Harbaugh said. “My understanding is, in talking with our trainer and the doctors, it wasn’t as bad as initially feared after the game. . . . It’s a little cleaner than they thought based on the MRI. He’s gonna be involved with Dr. Anderson down there in Carolina next few days. We’ll know more There might be an outside chance he could get back at some point in time. We’ll just have to see how that goes and I don’t want to say that’s definitive by any stretch, but there is some optimism.” The story went on to

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The story went on to say Andrews is still out indefinitely and it wasn't specific about when a possible return could be. At this point, it's hard to believe Andrews would make it back for the current fantasy season, but it seems possible if the Ravens make a long playoff run, Andrews could join them at some point. Just in case, owners may not want to completely cut ties with Andrews just yet, and if you can stash him on an IR spot, that may be the best move. Those without IR spots may want to still hold him and feel out any more news. At this point of the fantasy season, roster spots are valuable, however.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh says TE Mark Andrews has a very serious, season-ending ankle injury.

Related Players: Isaiah Likely

Likely will enter the streaming realm, and could be a consistent producer by the end of the year.

Ravens ruled out WRs Odell Beckham Jr and Rashod Bateman for Sunday’s game at Cleveland.

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To this point in the season, Beckham has been on the field long enough to garner seven targets, while Bateman has season more playing time but only has nine. In a twist, Nelson Agholor has outproduced both of them. Zay Flowers should be considered a WR3 with way better upside than that as we had into Week 4.

Ravens TE Mark Andrews (quad) was a full participant today, an indication that -- while he is questionable -- the plan is for him to play.

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Much like with fellow elite TE Travis Kelce, if Andrews is in the lineup, you're starting him. Even if he's limited in Week 2, his upside is far greater than almost any other option in the league. If nothing pops up over the next two days, Andrews should be in your lineup.

You can watch one comeback route from Zay Flowers and see he has everything needed to be a special player. Elite speed/burst + ability to get in/out break efficiently. No wasted steps/movement and you can feel his speed.

Related players: Odell Beckham, Rashod Bateman, Mark Andrews

Beckham Jr. led the way with 59 snaps (92%) and had the longest play of the game with a 29-yard catch. Flowers led the team with ten targets and 78 receiving yards and played on 54 snaps (84%). This all meant that Bateman played just 25 snaps (39%) and appears to be the WR3. A potential return of Mark Andrews could mean Flowers' targets take at least a small hit, but he also looks to have at least solidified the WR2 role.

Ravens TE Mark Andrews (quad) is not expected to play Sunday against the Texans.

Andrews was listed as questionable for the game after dealing with the injury for a while but this is still considered a surprise. That makes arguably the top two tight ends in fantasy missing Week 1 after Travis Kelce missed Thursday’s opener against the Lions. Andrews’ absence means Isaiah Likely should see more work and targets from Lamar Jackson. Likely would be TE2 worthy with some upside.

Ravens TE Mark Andrews is expected to return to practice Wednesday.

Related players: Isaiah Likely

As the post went on to say, Andrews has missed six straight practices. HC Jim Harbaugh was quoted in the post as saying, “We’re still on 'don’t push the panic button’'.” If Andrews can't go in Week 1, Likely would be in store for a potentially huge workload, but it looks like Andrews is at least trending in the right direction.

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews remained out of practice on Monday, but head coach John Harbaugh showed no sign of concern about Andrews’ outlook for the start of the regular season.

Andrews has now missed three straight practices with an undisclosed issue. Harbaugh previously said that Andrews is working through something and he said on Monday that there’s no reason for worry about his status for their September 10 home date with the Texans.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson was absent during the media viewing portion of Friday’s practice. He was a full participant in practice past two days. TE Mark Andrews (shoulder/knee) was present, running and catching passes during the early portion.

We'll keep a close eye on Lamar's status, but this could easily just be a rest day. As for Andrews, it sounds like he will be a full go against the Panthers this weekend.

Ravens TE Mark Andrews (shoulder/knee) was not present during the 30-minute media viewing period Thursday. This could be like yesterday when Andrews came out on the field late and was limited. RB Gus Edwards (hamstring) participated in his second straight practice.

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Kenyan Drake exploded for 109 scrimmage yards in the Ravens' final game before their Bye Week and will now run the risk of moving back to the 1B slot in the backfield. Both he and Gus Edwards are in fantasy consideration this week against a very susceptible Panthers team.