The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Flacco said that he's dealing with stiffness in his back and did not attribute the problem to the disc issue that was reported earlier this week. That report also pegged his timeline to return to action at 3-6 weeks, but Flacco said that he hopes to be back on the field in a week and that he doesn't feel there's any chance he'll miss the start of the regular season. "Hopefully it calms down pretty quickly," Flacco said during a session with reporters at Ravens camp.

Diehards Line: Flacco said he isn’t doing any throwing at all and that the plan for now is to just rest, adding that doctors have told him that course of action should keep the issue from being one that bothers him during the regular season. ... For what it's worth, the Ravens added an arm to their roster on Thursday, signing QB David Olson. Expect Olson to move on once Flacco is healthy.