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Needing a return man and more depth at wide receiver, the Ravens promoted Jeremy Ross and waived defensive tackle Christo Bilukidi.

The Ravens are missing one defensive starter and a couple of key reserves for their season-opener against the Denver Broncos.

In his first comments since the Ravens trimmed their roster to the 53-man group they essentially began the week with, coach John Harbaugh said there were several positions where the team had tough decisions to make.

Wide receivers Daniel Brown, who caught a touchdown and blocked a punt in Thursday night's preseason-closing loss to the Atlanta Falcons, and Tom Nelson, offensive tackle Blaine Clausell, inside linebacker Andrew Bose and cornerback Quinton Pointer were all let go. Their releases leave the Ravens with 70 players, meaning that they'll have to make 17 more moves by 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The Ravens' 20-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons gave the coaching staff plenty to think about as it attempts to formulate the 53-man roster.

The Ravens, whose late rally from a 20-6 deficit fell short after a two-point conversion attempt failed with 45 seconds left, have to cut down their roster from 75 to 53 players by 4 p.m. Saturday.

Instant Analysis of the Ravens' 20-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons

The fourth preseason game in the NFL's bloated August schedule is reserved for reserves like them, with a few dozen players vying for a handful of spots on the back end of the Ravens roster entering a game that has meaning only to them.

Carl Davis has quickly grown accustomed to a full game's workload in the NFL. No Ravens defensive linemen has played more this preseason than the third-round pick out of Iowa, and he doesn't expect that to change in Thursday's preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons.

Defensive end Lawrence Guy on Tuesday returned from a knee injury suffered Saturday against the Washington Redskins, giving the Ravens a boost at a defensive line position that could be thin in the final preseason game.

Ravens defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan suffered an apparent right knee injury on the fourth defensive play of the game Saturday against the Washington Redskins, while offensive lineman Ryan Jensen left the game with a head injury and is in the concussion protocol, the team announced.

A pair of quick three-and-outs meant the Ravens starting defense watched the final three quarters of Thursday's last-second 30-27 win over the New Orleans Saints as satisfied but interested spectators when their backups took over. They watched the reserves concede five scoring drives in seven tries, not counting the Saints' Hail Mary attempt at the final whistle, and saw a unit that lacked experience struggle to meet the Ravens' lofty standard.

With their wide receivers and defensive backs mostly healed, the Ravens' latest depth issue appears to be on the defensive line, where defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan, defensive tackle Christo Bilukidi, and defensive end DeAngelo Tyson missed practice Tuesday.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said they'll be conservative with the team's injured players in the preseason opener, with the starters not playing much.

Regardless of rookie Maxx Williams being a second-round draft pick, it¿s hard to imagine him beating out Crockett Gillmore as the full-time starting tight end.

The Baltimore Sun is breaking down where the Ravens stand at each position, including predictions on how many players the team will keep at each spot and which players are locks, long shots or ¿on the bubble.¿

Now, Urban and Lewis-Moore have made significant progress to the point where coach John Harbaugh predicted that they'll likely be full-go during organized team activities.

The Ravens drafting of two tight ends doesn't mean that Dennis Pitta won't play again. But it does reflect the reality of the situation.

Until April 30, the first round of the 2015 NFL draft, The Baltimore Sun will examine the Ravens¿ depth at each position, the potential of them adding to that spot early in the draft and some of the players who they could target.

When veteran cornerback Lardarius Webb recently restructured his contract, he did so with the intention of finishing his career with the Ravens.

Despite the losses of Haloti Ngata and Pernell McPhee and the ongoing questions about the secondary, Ravens coach John Harbaugh didn't sound all too worried about the state of his team's defense.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh met with reporters for about an hour on the second day of the NFL owners meetings at the Arizona Biltmore hotel. Here are a couple of tidbits.

The frenzied start of the free agency and trade season has slowed in recent days, but the annual league meetings will get things going again.

The Ravens have re-signed defensive tackle Christo Bilukidi to a two-year contract and also signed veteran long snapper Morgan Cox to a new deal.

The Ravens have reached a two-year agreement in principle with veteran defensive tackle Christo Bilukidi, according to league sources.

The Ravens have promoted rookie running back Fitz Toussaint from the practice squad to the active roster, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

The Ravens are placing veteran safety Will Hill on the active roster today in advance of Sunday's game agaisnt the Atlanta Falcons, according to a source.

The Ravens officially ruled out veteran defensive linemen Chris Canty and Christo Bilukidi for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons at M&T Bank Stadium.

Ravens veteran left offensive tackle Eugene Monroe and left guard Kelechi Osemele aren't practicing Friday and aren't expected to play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

It isn't clear whether Eugene Monroe will return Sunday to face the Atlanta Falcons, but he was back on the practice field Thursday.

Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan remains on the mend following a recent arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a meniscus problem.

The Ravens are getting healthier as rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan and offensive guard Kelechi Osemele returned to practice.

With injuries to four linemen, Ravens have been plugging holes on defense

Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan is officially listed as doubtful on the injury report for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.

Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan remains sidelined with a meniscus issue in his knee and is expected to miss at least Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns, according to sources.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco isn't practicing today for undisclosed reasons.

When a chronic hamstring problem sidelined the two-time Pro Bowl selection for the majority of the preseason, Daniels insisted that he knew how his body was responding and was adamant that he would be just fine.

For the second consecutive game, Ravens starting cornerback Lardarius Webb was scratched due to a lingering lower back injury.

Ravens Pro Bowl offensive guard Marshal Yanda returned to practice Tuesday after being held out Monday with a minor ailment.

The Ravens were awarded defensive tackle Christo Bilukidi off waivers, cutting rookie running back Fitzgerald Toussaint.

Heading into Sunday's game against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, Huff worked out for the Bengals along with defensive tackles Christo Bilukidi and Kheeston Randall, guard John Sullen, linebacker Bruce Taylor and defensive back Brandon Burton.