Status of Reed still unclear

Three starters in free safety Ed Reed (strained hip/foot), wide receiver Mark Clayton (right hamstring) and left tackle Jared Gaither (lower back) missed Sunday's 45-point rout of the Detroit Lions, and coach John Harbaugh was guarded about their availability for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears.

"I would say optimistic, yeah," he said. "Not for sure. Jared’s got some lower back tightness. He can go. It’s just a matter of how effective he can be. Mark, probably as the week goes on, we’ll have to see how much he can move around on that thing. I know he’s a lot better today than he was last week. And Ed, same thing. He’s going to have to get out there and practice and get a feel for it. It’ll be up to him. So I’d put Ed and Mark kind of in the same category."

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(baltimoresun.com)