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Lamar Jackson 'Very Prepared' to Start as Joe Flacco Misses Practice with Injury

Lamar Jackson sounds ready to make his first NFL start for the Baltimore Ravens if Joe Flacco is forced to sit out Sunday's game.

The 2016 Heisman Trophy winner told reporters he would be prepared to handle an expanded role in against the Cincinnati Bengals.

"I feel like I'd be very prepared," Jackson said, via ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley. "I'm trying to sponge everything in. Whatever happens, will happen."

Hensley added Flacco was unable to practice for the Ravens on Wednesday as he deals with an injured right hip.