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"It's certainly great to be out there with my teammates," Pitta said. "I'm encouraged how I felt today, but obviously I've got to shake a little bit of the rust off."
Pitta is on the physically unable to perform list. Baltimore has three weeks to decide whether to place him on the 53-man roster or season-ending injured reserve.
"It's definitely good to see him out there," quarterback Joe Flacco said. "I think everybody appreciates seeing him in a uniform."
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta returned to the practice field Wednesday, hopeful he can rebound from a hip injury that's kept him sidelined since last year.
His 2014 season ended on Sept. 21, when he fractured and dislocated the same hip without being touched during a game at Cleveland.
Pitta has not played since, and there was speculation that his career was done after the second injury.
Still, he couldn't help smiling after finally putting his No. 88 jersey over a pair of shoulder pads.
This day,Cheap Air Max 97 Trainers, though, was about him playing football again — even if was just a midweek practice.
"The odds have been stacked against me pretty good twice now," he said. "I didn't anticipate feeling this good at this point and being where I'm at. So I'm certainly pleased with that."
"Obviously this is an assessment period — for me,Air Max 90 Black And White Mens, for the trainers, for the coaches — to see where we're at,Wholesale Jerseys NFL," Pitta said. "This is just Day 1 of our journey."
"I'm happy for Dennis," coach John Harbaugh said. "I'm just happy that he can get out here and do what he loves to do. Wherever it goes,Cheap NHL Jerseys, we'll see. But I was really uplifted for him being out here."
His teammates were delighted to have Pitta on the field, for reasons that extend far beyond his potential ability to help them get back on track after a 1-5 start.
The decision on whether to activate Pitta will come down to his health,Cheap China Jerseys Authentic, the risk involved, his mental state and his effectiveness after missing all that time.
Pitta had 61 catches for 669 yards in 2012 and scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl. But after dislocating his hip the following year in training camp,Alexander Nylander Jersey, he missed the first 12 weeks of the season. |
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