AP

The Ravens have had tight end Dennis Pitta in the lineup for just seven games in the last two seasons as a result of hip injuries that are threatening to bring his career to an early end.

Pitta dislocated and fractured his hip before the 2013 season and missed most of the year before making a late season cameo and then suffered the same injuries three weeks into last season. Pitta has recovered, but coach John Harbaugh said last month that the team is waiting to hear if Pitta “wants or is able” to resume his playing career.

It certainly looks like Pitta wants to at least keep the door open for a possible return. In a video posted to the team’s website from Monday’s kickoff to the offseason workout program, Pitta is seen working out alongside his teammates in the weight room.

Pitta’s presence may keep the door ajar, but it probably doesn’t change the Ravens’ feelings about needing to add a tight end in the draft. With Owen Daniels gone, the team’s thin on players they know will be there in September.