John Harbaugh was unusually forthcoming after Saturday’s practice, revealing that the Ravens’ kicker and left guard battles both had clear leaders.
Let’s start at kicker, where sixth-round pick Tyler Loop has been competing with undrafted rookie John Hoyland. Hoyland was waived on Saturday, indicating that Loop had taken a decisive lead.
Harbaugh ascribed Hoyland’s release to the Ravens’ need to make other roster moves to have enough depth for the preseason. The team added two tight ends, Scotty Washington and Baylor Cupp, in the wake of Isaiah Likely’s surgery, as well as veteran running back D’Ernest Johnson with Marcus Majors in concussion protocol.