Ravens put RB Rasheen Ali on IR, sign LB Josh Ross to active roster before opener against Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens placed running back Rasheen Ali on injured reserve and signed linebacker Josh Ross to their active roster just hours before they opened the season against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

The Ravens also activated defensive back Ka’dar Hollman and running back John Kelly from the practice squad for the game.

Ali, a fifth-round pick out of Marshall, was the No. 3 running back on the Baltimore depth chart behind newly acquired Derrick Henry and Justice Hill. He had been listed as doubtful for the game with a neck injury.

Ross has appeared in seven games for the Ravens over the past two seasons but was among their final cuts last month.

The Chiefs already had ruled out wide receiver Marquise Brown, who dislocated the sternoclavicular joint in his shoulder after making a catch in their preseason opener against Jacksonville. Doctors were able to set the shoulder without surgery, which the team hoped would speed up his recovery, but Brown has yet to take part in a full practice since the injury.

Kansas City signed defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu to the active roster on Tuesday.

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