Ravens get into bike-kids mood during joint training with the Packers

GREEN BAY – Tanner Phillips of New London scored the biggest coup during the joint practice of the Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers on Thursday.

Phillips, 17, an experienced cyclist, got NFL Most Valuable Player and all-world quarterback Lamar Jackson to ride his bike from Lambeau Field to Clark Hinkle Field. The Ravens, who volunteered to participate in the Packers' tradition of riding bikes to practice, said any player would ride if there were enough bikes. There were and they did, with Jackson and running back Derrick Henry being the ones most likely to get off. They didn't.

“I just told him, 'I have a bike big enough for you,'” said Phillips, whose advice to newbies is: “Call their name pretty loudly and get their attention.”

It helps if you look cute or have a really nice bike, you might add. In fact, Phillips has a big, solid e-bike that Jackson, who also won the Heisman Trophy, seemed to like.

Unfortunately, they didn't get to talk much because Jackson was one of the players who came out of the locker room late and he was “quite in a rush.”

Still, Phillips, familiar with the whims of a certain Packers No. 12 quarterback from his days as a biker kid, was excited about the opportunity.