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Ravens QB Tyler Huntley says potential start vs. Bengals ‘game-time decision’; RB Gus Edwards clears concussion protocol

Tyler Huntley is moving closer to starting at quarterback when the Ravens clash with the Cincinnati Bengals in Sunday night’s AFC wild-card game.

Huntley practiced fully on Friday after being limited Wednesday and Thursday. After the session, he described his injured right shoulder and right wrist as “pushing 99[%]″ in terms of health.

“I’m doing good, I’m doing better,” he said. “Continue to progress and get ready for the weekend.”

For the second consecutive day, Huntley threw the ball, moved in the pocket and was active during the portion of Ravens practice open to the media on Friday morning. It was an encouraging sign for Huntley, who sat out a 27-16 loss to the Bengals in Sunday’s regular-season finale and was limited in three practices last week due to tendinitis in his throwing shoulder and issues with the wrist.

Huntley said the week off benefited him and that he would have no hesitation putting his shoulder at risk with designed runs or scrambles out of the pocket.

“If I’m in the game, that means I’m good and healthy,” he said. “So it’s all go.”

Huntley’s availability will be pivotal for a team that will not have usual starter Lamar Jackson in the fold. Jackson, who said via Twitter late Thursday that he is battling a Grade 2 injury of the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that he suffered during a 10-9 win against the Denver Broncos on Dec. 4, missed his 18th straight practice and was officially ruled out of Sunday’s game.

Huntley declined to say whether he has been told that he will start Sunday night in Cincinnati. “It’s all a game-time decision,” he said.

After being limited Thursday, running back Gus Edwards was a full participant Friday and was removed from the team’s final injury report. He left Sunday’s game after carrying the ball on the final play of the first quarter and did not return after being placed in the league’s concussion protocol.

As he did on Thursday, Edwards wore a Guardian cap on his helmet. He said Friday that he was cleared from the protocol and did not experience severe symptoms.

“I feel great,” he said. “I feel motivated, energized and just ready to prove a point. … That we’re still in it. That we matter. I feel like there’s been a lot of chatter on their side, and we’re going to let our pads do the talking.”

Starting cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey (shoulder) and Marcus Peters (calf) were also taken off the injury report. Humphrey practiced fully Thursday and Friday, while Peters was given the day off after practicing fully Thursday.

Although cornerback Brandon Stephens was ruled out after being hospitalized before Sunday’s loss to the Bengals due to an illness, coach John Harbaugh said Peters will fortify an already deep secondary.

“Marcus had a good week of practice,” he said. “So I’m anticipating that Marcus will be back. But we’ve got a good deep group of corners. Love our secondary, a very tough, physical secondary. So I’m excited to see them play.”

Long snapper Nick Moore and interior offensive lineman Trystan Colon practiced fully Friday after dealing with unspecified illnesses. Moore had missed the previous two days, while Colon sat Thursday.

Wide receiver Tylan Wallace will not play Sunday after being limited Thursday by a hamstring ailment and then missing Friday’s session.

Outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul and left tackle Ronnie Stanley were given Friday off and were removed from the injury report.

For the Bengals, wide receiver Tee Higgins (illness) and cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (groin) both practiced fully Friday and are expected to play Sunday. Right guard Alex Cappa, who suffered a left ankle injury against the Ravens in Week 18, was officially ruled out.

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