Wilson: Ravens try out two long snappers

The Baltimore Ravens auditioned free agent long snappers Joe Zelenka and Nathan Hodel today as a precautionary measure in case long snapper Matt Katula’s elbow takes a turn for the worse.

Katula practiced today, is listed as probable and is expected to handle snapping duties against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh recalled a game when he was an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati where kicker David Rowe had to snap against Penn State due to an injury to the regular long snapper.

“We had to go into a game one time where the long snapper was the kicker,” Harbaugh said. “He was the kicker for kicks and the long snapper for punts. They went after him. He survived.”

Harbaugh doesn’t expect an encore performance with running back Willis McGahee or someone else having to fill in for Katula.

“That will not be the case in this game,” Harbaugh said.

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