The game between the Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks Oct. 20 will feature Seattle's Most Valuable Player candidate Russell Wilson, Baltimore's dynamic quarterback Lamar Jackson, new Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters and the highly anticipated return to Seattle of safety Earl Thomas, part of vaunted "Legion of Boom" Seahawks defense that reached the Super Bowl twice.
But the most compelling story of all might be someone who plays just a handful of snaps. When Ravens safety Bennett Jackson steps onto the field -- even if just for a few special teams plays -- it will culminate a remarkable five-year journey of perseverance and ferocious belief in himself.
Barring a freak practice injury in the next few days, Jackson will wear a Ravens No. 33 jersey and make his first appearance in an NFL regular-season game -- five years after he was originally drafted, four years after his second major knee surgery and about two months after he was a final training-camp cut by the Ravens, the second straight year he failed to make the team out of training camp.
