WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) Jamal Lewis' return to the Baltimore Ravens hit a snag Thursday over technicalities regarding his probation on a federal drug conspiracy charge.<br>
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The former All-Pro running back was released from an Atlanta halfway house Tuesday. He was expected to report to the Ravens on Thursday, but his lawyer Jerome Froelich, said Lewis has to meet with his probation officer in Atlanta.<br>
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His arrival at training camp has been pushed back to next week because final details of his probation have not been worked out.<br>
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``I'm going to have to bite my tongue on this one,'' coach Brian Billick said. ``We'll continue to deal with the process that he has to deal with. It seems to be ever-changing at times.''<br>
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A team spokesman said it appears Lewis will come to training camp on Monday, but that could change as well.<br>
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``When he's allowed to show up here, we'll go forward,'' Billick said. ``I'm not completely 100 percent certain when that is right now. God and the U.S. government only know.''<br>
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Lewis entered the halfway house in June after serving four months at a federal prison camp in Florida.<br>
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Lewis pleaded guilty last October in federal court in Atlanta to using a cell phone to try to set up a drug deal in 2000, shortly after the Ravens picked him fifth overall in the NFL draft.<br>
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