Gaither not cleared to return

Ravens right tackle Jared Gaither said Wednesday he has not been cleared by his Los Angeles back specialist to return to the field. Gaither, who has yet to play this season, was examined by Dr. Robert Watkins on Monday, and the visit confirmed that he still has a problem with the seventh, eighth and ninth vertebrae in his back. Asked what has to happen to get back on the field, Gaither said, “I’m not sure. I can’t block at 100 percent yet … I still have pain and I still can’t [make] all the movements, so I guess I won’t be cleared until I can do that.” Gaither suffered a thoracic disk injury the first week of training camp. Last Wednesday, he practiced in a limited fashion and was unable to go the next day. “I just wanted to see how much pain I could take before I could try to help the team,” Gaither said. “My overall goal is to help the team as much as I can. With that being said, I wanted to see how much pain I could take to see if I could even play with the pain, or see how m...