Overview
- The Ravens listed Nnamdi Madubuike and Teddye Buchanan as full participants in practice this week, and both will travel with the team for Sunday’s Week 3 game in Rio de Janeiro.
- Multiple outlets report Buchanan is expected to play and Madubuike appears poised to make his 2026 debut, but both players still require final medical clearance and a game-day activation decision.
- Madubuike returned to full practice for the first time since suffering a season-ending neck injury in Week 2 of 2025 and having neck surgery in April, making his recovery one of the biggest health stories for the team.
- Buchanan rehabbed from a December ACL tear after an impactful rookie year and has been praised by coaches and team staff for an aggressive, successful recovery that could deepen the inside linebacker rotation.
- The Ravens deliberately kept both players off injured reserve to preserve the option of activating them within the first four games, a roster choice that could immediately improve pressure on opposing quarterbacks and tackling in the middle of the field.