The Ravens signed defensive tackles Taven Bryan and Josh Tupou as part of their practice squad. This gives them more depth, since Pro Bowler Nnamdi Madubuike is currently suffering from a neck injury.

Bryan was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2018 as a first round pick (No. The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Bryan in the first round (No. The 6’4″, 291 pounder has 11.5 tackles for losses and 24 sacks in seven seasons.

Bryan, 29 years old, played four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars but was never a starter. The following year, he signed with the Cleveland Browns. He was a 16 game starter and registered a career high three sacks.

Bryan, a Wyoming native who attended the University of Florida, spent the last two seasons playing for the Indianapolis Colts. He played in all games and started 13 of them. He was involved in 29% of the defensive snaps. He recorded three sacks, and 42 tackles. In the last two seasons, he was only credited with one missed tackle.

Byran signed in July with the Cincinnati Bengals but did not make their 53-man list.

Tupou is a veteran of seven years who spent his first five NFL seasons with the Bengals. Last year, he played three games with Baltimore and had three tackles as well as one sack.

Madubuike did not practice last week, and he was ruled out of “Monday Night Football”, which is against the Detroit Lions. John Harbaugh, Ravens’ Head Coach, said on Saturday that the team’s top defensive-lineman is undergoing neck tests.

Harbaugh stated that they are testing and dealing with symptoms. They’re going try to find out what happened.

The Ravens lost 224 rushing yard to the Lions without Madubuike. Most of that damage was caused by runs up the middle. Baltimore had zero sacks against Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Madubuike was the Ravens’ top sacker in 2023, with 13 sacks.

Bryan is a more experienced defensive tackle who can help the Ravens with Madubuike, who was injured against the Lions.