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After Alex Lewis went down in training camp,
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they can look at their offensive line with three former undrafted rookie free agents and four new full-time starters and be relatively pleased.,But as the Ravens take stock on their bye-week break
“They played pretty darn well all year, I’m happy with the offensive line.”,” Head Coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday. “All in all
Perhaps nobody epitomizes the story of the Ravens offensive line more than left guard James Hurst, yet stands as a regular starter and key cog., who has taken plenty of criticism from pundits and fans over the years
Hurst was an undrafted rookie in 2014. He stands as one five players – both drafted and undrafted – still with the team from that year, joining linebacker C.J. Mosley, tight end Crockett Gillmore (injured reserve), Hurst has made the second-most starts in purple and black from that class., defensive end Brent Urban (IR) and wide receiver/returner Michael Campanaro. Behind Mosley
including two in the playoffs.,
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he started eight games and was the guy who fell backwards into Joe Flacco’s knee,
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“That feels like forever ago,” Hurst said. “I’ve moved on from it.”, which is probably a good thing
but Hurst started just three games last year when Stanley was hurt and late in the season at right tackle.,Hurst continued to find his way onto the field as a backup. The Ravens drafted Ronnie Stanley to be their franchise left tackle
When Rick Wagner left in free agency this offseason, Baltimore decided to flip Hurst to right tackle and give him a shot at a starting job. He played every snap at right tackle for much of the summer before Lewis’ injury, a position Hurst had never played before in his life., which forced a shift to left guard
he was the Ravens’ Week 1 starter and hasn’t let up.,After just a few weeks practicing there
It hasn’t been perfect,
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