Ravens running back Justice Hill made a critical block not once but twice on Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones two weeks ago, allowing quarterback Lamar Jackson to make a last-gasp near-completion to tight end Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone on the game’s final play in Kansas City.

It was the kind of play that has typified the veteran’s career in Baltimore. On Friday, the team rewarded him.

Hill, who was scheduled to become a free agent after the season, signed a two-year contract extension with the Ravens, the team announced. The deal is worth $6 million, according to NFL Network.

“It’s a great feeling,” said Hill, who is now under contract through the 2026 season. “It’s been a journey, but it’s been an unenjoyable one, and I’m just blessed to be in this situation. It’s been awesome.”

It marks a rare third contract with the team for Hill, a fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma State in 2019. The 26-year-old veteran is the lone player from that year’s draft class still on the roster.

He has also been one of the Ravens’ most underrated and versatile performers during his tenure both as a running back and on special teams.

Over past four-plus seasons, Hill has rushed for 959 yards and five touchdowns on 208 carries and caught 61 passes for 416 yards and a touchdown. His most productive year came in 2023, when he had career highs in rushing yards (387) and touchdowns (three) while playing alongside Gus Edwards after starter J.K. Dobbins tore his Achilles tendon in Week 1.

“Justice has become a really, really good football player,” coach John Harbaugh said after Friday’s practice. “Probably one of the greatest shining examples of come to work every day, ready to go to work every day and be at your best.”

This season, Hill has split time with free agent acquisition Derrick Henry but has actually outpaced the two-time NFL rushing leader with 78 snaps to Henry’s 67 through two games.

While Hill is a distant third on the team in rushing yards (25), well behind Jackson (167 yards) and Henry (130), he does have eight catches for 62 yards. He has also been a solid and consistent contributor in pass protection and a respected presence in the locker room.

Hill has improved every year he has been in Baltimore, which included bouncing back from a torn Achilles tendon in his second season.

“It definitely was hard,” he said. “There were some points in there where you just didn’t know, and I just wanted to keep pressing and just fight through adversity, and I knew if I just stayed diligent, then I would get rewarded.”

Hill told The Baltimore Sun that talks between his agent and the team over an extension ramped up last week before the sides came to a verbal agreement on Thursday of this week.

“I’m a Raven,” Hill said. “I’ve been here six years, and there’s no place I would rather be. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, so when I had the opportunity to stick around here for a couple more years, I definitely wanted to make that happen.”

Injury report

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton said he’s “feeling good” after a back injury sidelined him earlier this week. It’s the kind of minor, nagging pain that comes around each year.

“Everybody deals with stuff throughout the season, mine just started a little early this year,” said Hamilton, now in his third season. “It’s been kind of annoying a little bit, even starting in the spring with the elbow. I kind of fell behind the 8 ball a little bit.”

The 2023 All-Pro selection arrived at camp recovering from elbow surgery to pluck out loose bodies. Then, he missed Wednesday’s practice when his back flared up after Sunday’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Hamilton was limited in his return Thursday but a full participant Friday.

The 2022 first-round draft pick has nine tackles through two games but is still searching for his first sack and first takeaway of the season and has not graded nearly as well as last year. There have been “extra meetings” this week, he said, for the Ravens to correct their two weeks of defensive missteps. The next chance comes Sunday against the Cowboys as Baltimore looks to avoid an 0-3 start.

The Ravens had their most crowded injury report of the season earlier this week, but it’s since leveled out.

Left tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle) and outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy (eye/groin) were both back to full participation by Thursday.

Outside linebacker David Ojabo (quad), wide receiver and return specialist Deonte Harty (calf) and rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins are all listed as questionable for Sunday’s game. Ojabo and Harty were both limited Thursday but full participants Friday.

Wiggins, who had missed time with a concussion and neck injury after he was involved in a car accident, practiced in a limited capacity Thursday and Friday, wearing a red noncontact jersey while still in the league’s five-step concussion protocol.

“[Wiggins] was full-go in terms of moving around and everything,” Harbaugh said. “I thought he looked great, so it’s up to the doctors and the protocol, etc., and we’ll see how that shakes out.”

Backup guard Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, who missed practice this week for personal reasons, is out.

Rookie outside linebacker Adisa Isaac, who was a full participant this week as he recovers from a hamstring injury, could make his regular-season debut.

As for the Cowboys (1-1), coach Mike McCarthy told reporters Friday that defensive tackle Mazi Smith is “full steam ahead” to play Sunday. Smith, a 2023 first-round pick, was unable to practice for much of this week after his back tightened up. He’s listed as questionable for Sunday, but McCarthy said he took “a big step forward,” which would be a significant return for a struggling interior defensive line.

Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (ankle), cornerback Trevon Diggs (foot), tight end Jake Ferguson (knee), safety Malik Hooker (shoulder) were all full participants in Friday’s practice. Reserve wide receiver Jalen Brooks (ankle) and tight end John Stephens (hamstring) are questionable.

Baltimore Sun reporter Sam Cohn contributed to this article.