Bryan Mattison News

Weather was the story at the Ravensa Saturday practice. A steady snowfall made for a spirited practice and ended predictably with a hail of snowballs.

It may be an omen of good portent that this morning's snowfall covered the Ravens' practice field for their final session before leaving for Green Bay on Sunday.

Wide receiver Justin Harper, a seventh-round draft choice in 2008 by the Ravens who impressed the team in training camp heading into this season but had trouble holding onto the ball in exhibition games, was signed to the practice squad today.

The Ravens finalized their eight-man practice squad with the signing of tight end Isaac Smolko.

Justin Harper, left, leaves Washington Redskins cornerback Kevin Barnes on the field during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game.

The Baltimore Ravens cut their roster down to the league limit of 53 players, and also traded defensive back Derrick Martin to the Green Bay Packers for offensive lineman Tony Moll.

Two days after he was waived by the New York Jets almost a year ago, Bryan Mattison found a new home with the Ravens.

The battle for the Ravens' next kicker is far, far, far from over, but kicker Graham Gano took advantage of a scheduled rest for Steve Hauschka on Monday morning.