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Harbaugh not worried about Stanley
Left tackle misses practice; Mosley follows Ogden plan
The absence of starting left tackle
Harbaugh said after practice that Stanley, who has started 13 of 14 games, did not participate because of an illness. The 2016 first-round draft pick was listed as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium, which suggests he will start.
Asked about his level of concern regarding Stanley’s absence, Harbaugh replied: “No concern. He’s just sick. He’s just getting over something. [Outside linebacker]
Starting wide receiver
While describing Maclin as a game-time decision, Harbaugh said another option involves adding a fifth wideout to a group that already includes
“I think we could add one. It remains to be seen,” he said. “We have until tomorrow at 4 to make those kinds of decisions for this game. So that would be part of the conversation, for sure.”
Three players — slot cornerback
Asked about making the Pro Bowl for the third time in four NFL seasons, Mosley said, “I hope I can keep it going so I could be like
Mosley said he often hears about the Hall of Fame left tackle’s feat of being selected to the Pro Bowl in 11 of his 12 NFL seasons. Ogden did not make it as a rookie in 1996, but he was a Pro Bowl selection in every season after that.
Mosley made it as a rookie in 2014 and was not selected the following year, but has since earned Pro Bowl honors in back-to-back seasons.
“I’ve always been a consistent player. I’ve always said I’m never one to brag about individual goals, but I know the work I put in in the offseason and the things I do,” Mosley said. “I wouldn’t say I’m surprised that I got it for the third time. I was kind of upset I didn’t get it my second year. I feel like I had a pretty good year that year, too.”
Despite a 5-foot-9, 178-pound frame, Hilton has 150 or more receiving yards in three games this season, trailing only the Pittsburgh Steelers’
Still, Carr spoke highly of Hilton, describing him as “fast. Big-play guy. Run-after-catch guy, vertical-threat guy. He can do it all. So we have to make sure we communicate where he is at all times.”
The award is named after Block, the longtime head trainer for the Baltimore Colts who worked to help improve the lives of children. The Baltimore connection — and that the players vote for the recipient — resonated with Watson, who leads the offense in receptions (49) and touchdown catches (four) and ranks third in yards (421) despite a torn right Achilles tendon that wiped out his 2016 campaign. Off the field, Watson heads his own charity called the One More Foundation that has tried to help fight sex trafficking and has matched all donations made to local schools in Baltimore.
“It’s an honor to be selected by my teammates,” he said after Thursday’s practice. “This award around the league is one that is held in very high esteem because it’s voted for by the players, and to win in Baltimore where Mr. Block was — a trainer and a humanitarian and just the legacy he left with the city as well as this organization — it’s special to be here in Baltimore and win this award. So thank you, and I look forward to continuing my own humanitarian efforts with all the work you guys are doing.”