The Ravens’ locker room is a different place these days without Ray Lewis and Ed Reed

The first few months in the NFL for Kapron Lewis-Moore have been a little different compared to most rookies.

The sixth-round draft pick has spent more time in the training room than on the practice field, as he’s working his way back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) he suffered playing in the National Championship game in January.

“I can’t physically do anything football wise, so it’s a lot of watching,” Lewis-Moore said as the Ravens wrapped up rookie football school. “Right now my focus is just rehabbing the heck out of my knee every day, so I have to take care of that first and foremost.”

He’s currently able to do straight-line running, but isn’t able to cut and plant yet.

Recovery time for a torn ACL is considered 7-12 months, meaning that Lewis-Moore could return in September if he’s on the early end of the spectrum. But the Ravens have plenty of depth along the defensive line, so that has allowed Lewis-Moore to be patient in his recovery and keep from rushing back to action.

A likely option is for him to start the season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, which would sideline him for at least the first six weeks of the season. After that six-week window, he could return to practice and the Ravens would then have an option to move him to the active roster or place him on injured reserve.

“They aren’t rushing me to get back, so that’s awesome,” he said. “I would love to play this year, but obviously it’s all in the trainers’ hands and there’s nothing I can really do about that. The only thing I can do is just rehab my knee, and try to get back to 100 percent as soon as possible.”

Lewis-Moore was a highly productive, three-year starter in his career at Notre Dame. The 6-foot-4, 300 pound lineman is a run stuffer and also has pass-rush ability, finishing last season with 40 tackles and six sacks.

He attracted the attention of NFL scouts going into last season, but the knee injury slid him down teams’ boards because he might not even see the field this year. The injury didn’t scare off the Ravens, who liked the potential they saw in Lewis-Moore.

While his teammates are getting prepared for the grind of training camp in July, the next few months will mostly be a learning opportunity for Lewis-Moore. He’s focused on taking in as much information as possible to make an impact whenever he does get back on the field.

“I’m learning from the veterans and just seeing how things are run around here,” he said. “I’m just happy and blessed to be part of this organization. I’m just doing everything I can to get my knee right and take in as much knowledge as possible.”

The Ravens’ locker room is a different place these days without Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. Much has been made about the void in leadership that has been created with the departure of the two stars.

But what about the physical changes inside the locker room? Who actually gets the lockers once occupied by the future Hall of Famers?

For Lewis’ old spot, the answer is technically nobody.

Lewis’ locker was in the corner next to Ray Rice and adjacent to an empty, boarded up locker. The equipment staff has now boarded up Lewis’ old locker, and opened the locker that was previously unoccupied.

Veteran linebacker Jameel McClain has moved into the locker next to Lewis’ spot, essentially taking over the corner “suite.” At one point, Lewis used to have both lockers, but he went down to one in 2008. From that point, the locker that is now McClain’s was boarded up.

While there are two lockers in corner, the space is too cramped to squeeze two players into that spot.

Lewis’ locker went to a veteran who plays the same position, but Reed’s spot went to a young player on the roster bubble. Tight end Alex Silvestro took over Reed’s locker, which is in the back hallway of the room.

Unlike Lewis’ corner spot in the middle of the room, Reed preferred to stay out of the spotlight where he could easily slip out sight. Most of the lockers around Reed went to young players fighting for a job, while Lewis’ corner was filled with veterans like Rice, Michael Oher, Bryant McKinnie and Anquan Boldin.

It’s a new look without the Nos. 52 or 20 nameplates in the room, but that’s just part of the transition for the 2013 Ravens.

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