Ravens coach John Harbaugh says Marquise Brown will return to practice after long absence

Brown has not practiced since the second day of training camp

The Baltimore Ravens are getting one of their most important offensive weapons back on the field. Ravens coach John Harbaugh told local media on Monday that wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown will return to practice, per the Baltimore Sun. 

Brown's return will mark the first time he has participated in a session since the second day of training camp. Brown suffered a hamstring injury back on July 28, and a few days later, Harbaugh indicated that it was "worse than what they told me it was going to be," and that Brown would be "out until he's back."

Along with Brown, rookie wide receiver Rashod Bateman has been out for most of training camp. Bateman underwent core muscle surgery earlier in August and will likely miss at least the beginning of the regular season. 

Brown's return comes at an opportune time for the Ravens, being that they just saw projected No. 1 running back J.K. Dobbins go down for the season with a torn ACL suffered during the team's final preseason game. 

The team's most explosive perimeter weapon, Brown struggled to get on the same page with Jackson for much of last season before scoring six touchdowns across the final six regular season games and totaling 11 grabs for 196 yards in the team's two playoff contests. Baltimore's offense is likely to still be extremely run heavy and count on Gus Edwards and Lamar Jackson, but being able to stretch the field with Brown, Mark Andrews, and free-agent acquisition Sammy Watkins will be important as they attempt to open those rushing lanes up the middle. 

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