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          Two injured first-round picks return to practice for Ravens

          Ravens OT Ronnie Stanley participated in positional drills Monday before leaving the field once team drills began. Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2017, 02:20 PM
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens are getting healthier as the preseason comes to a close, welcoming back two first-round picks.

          Offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley and cornerback Marlon Humphrey were back at practice Monday. Stanley only participated in positional drills before leaving the field once team drills began. Humphrey was a full participant.

          Stanley, the No. 6 overall pick in 2016, last practiced on Aug. 12 and didn't indicate he was injured in talking to reporters after that workout. Harbaugh wouldn't disclose the injury, describing it as "camp stuff." James Hurst has been filling in for Stanley at left tackle.

          Humphrey, the No. 16 overall pick in 2017, aggravated his hamstring in the second preseason game on Aug. 17. He had previously missed 10 days with the hamstring injury before returning in the middle of August.

          Quarterback Joe Flacco (back) was among the 11 players not at Monday's practice. Other players sidelined were: WR Breshad Perriman (hamstring), RB Danny Woodhead (hamstring), LB Albert McClellan, CB Brandon Boykin, QB Thad Lewis, RB Kenneth Dixon (knee), OL Alex Lewis (shoulder), G Nico Siragusa (knee), CB Maurice Canady (knee) and WR Tim White (thumb).

          The Ravens also signed long-snapper Taybor Pepper, who was cut by the Packers in May. Morgan Cox, the Ravens' long-time snapper, likely won't play in the preseason finale. Baltimore didn't have to make room on the roster for Pepper. The Ravens had only been carrying 89 players for the last week.