After a few weeks of hitting each other, the Ravens got their first crack at hitting another team on Tuesday.
Two days ahead of their preseason opener in M&T Bank Stadium, the Ravens and Indianapolis Colts held a joint practice at the Under Armour Performance Center. Tuesday’s practice was a good measuring stick for Baltimore’s starters, who played seven out of 12 reps in each period, according to Head Coach John Harbaugh.
The competitiveness was on display when the two squads got into an altercation during punt return drills, which ended with the officials ejecting Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins and Colts running back Tyler Goodson from practice. But otherwise, it was an intense, good tune-up.
With Isaiah Likely sidelined with a foot injury, Charlie Kolar has been thrust into the No. 2 tight end role. He took advantage of the extra reps with the first-team offense on Tuesday.
Kolar had several catches throughout the afternoon, highlighted by a contested catch down the seam in between two Colts defenders. Colts safety Nick Cross blasted Kolar after he got his hands on the ball, but Kolar held on for a first down.
On another play, the 6-foot-6, 265-pound Kolar got wide-open on a corner route and received a touch pass from Lamar Jackson. Kolar hauled in the pass roughly 20 yards downfield and ran another 40 yards or so down to the goal line.
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