HOME OF MARYLAND'S MOST ACCURATE WEATHER TEAM. >> WE'RE LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE RAVENS KICKING OFF THE REGULAR SEASON AGAINST THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. NEXT THURSDAY, THE TEAM HOPPING BACK ON THE FIELD TODAY TO BEGIN THEIR FIRST GAME WEEK. PREPARATIONS OF 2024 WMAR, 2 NEWS SHAWN STEPNER WAS THERE AND HAS MORE INFORMATION. >> WHEN IT COMES TO BEATING THE CHIEFS, THE RAVENS KNOW THEY'LL NEED THEIR BIGGEST STARS TO TURN IN BIG GAMES ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST STAGES. THE NFL HAS TO OFFER ITS VERY FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR FRIDAY. ONE OF THOSE STARS RETURNING TO THE PRACTICE FIELD GEARING UP TO BE ON THE FIELD THURSDAY IN KANSAS CITY FOR A REALLY YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED. >> MY BODY FEELS GOOD AND CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON. TIGHT END MARK ANDREWS PRACTICING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS INVOLVEMENT IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE WAY TO THE TEAM FACILITY ON AUGUST 14TH. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY. YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY A SERIOUS THING. YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF FOR ME. IT PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, TELL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE AROUND THAT YOU LOVE THAT YOU LOVE THEM. >> YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SEAT BELT, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE ROAD. ANDREW SAYS NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT MOVING PAST THE INCIDENT. BODY FEELS HEALTHY. YOU KNOW, REALLY HARD. THIS OFFSEASON. >> HAD A GOOD CAMP AND IT'S TIME TO GO PUT THE WORK IN FOR THIS SEASON. ANOTHER RAVEN, YOU COULD SAY HAD A GOOD BOW BRAID. GOOD ENOUGH TO CRACK THE 53 MAN ROSTER AS A ROOKIE, YOU KNOW, I DREAMED OF THE BUT >> COULDN'T REALLY IMAGINE, YOU KNOW. SO THIS HAS BEEN AMAZING. AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. IT IT'S BEEN BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE EVER EXPECTED SAFETY OUT OF CLARKSVILLE RIVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BEATING THE ODDS MAKING THE TEAM AS AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT WAS A DRINK. IT WAS A DREAM. YOU KNOW, EVERY KID AROUND HERE WITH RAVENS FAN, YOU DREAM TO BE ON THE RAVENS BRAID STORY NOW INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BALTIMORE AREA ATHLETES. I IT SHOWS THE FIRST BLOOD RUNS CAN COME TRUE. THINK THAT ALSO SHOWS THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO PUT THE WORK AND YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, DODGE IT OR JUST HOPE AND PRAY FOR TO HAPPEN AND NOT GOING WORK TOWARDS IT. YOU GOT TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO HARNESS IF YOU WANT TO GET HERE IN THIS YOUR DREAM, THEN PAIR THINK TOWARDS IT. YOU KNOW, AND I THAT'S WHAT I DID. BRAID AND HIS TEAMMATES HAVE SATURDAY OFF THEN REALLY RAMPED THINGS UP. THEY CONTINUE PRACTICING THIS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE HEADING TO