Ravens TE Todd Heap Dealing With Lower Back Injury

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    Baltimore Ravens veteran tight end Todd Heap remains out with a nagging lower back injury suffered during the playoffs in January, wearing a red jersey for the second minicamp in a row.Although the former Pro Bowl selection expressed confidence that he would be able to take part in practice on a full-time basis next month and will be ready for training camp, he's currently behind schedule in his rehabilitation."There are some issues with the lower back that he's got to work through, strengthen and heal," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday. "He's not as far along as we all thought he would be and he thought he would be, so we're just trying to work through it. "Heap registered just 35 receptions last season.

    Source: Carroll County Times