Dec. 19: Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jackson is dealing with a bone bruise in his ankle and not an ankle sprain. Schefter adds that while it might still be difficult for Jackson to suit up for today’s key matchup with Green Bay, the 2019 MVP was at least moving better in practice this weekend and has an outside shot at playing (Twitter links).
Dec. 16: Lamar Jackson didn’t practice again today (per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic on Twitter), and his status isn’t looking good for Sunday’s game against the Packers. Per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network (on Twitter), it’s “looking like an uphill battle” for the QB to play this weekend.
Jackson exited last Sunday’s loss to the Browns after only 10 offensive snaps, completing all four of his passes. We later learned that the former MVP avoided a high ankle sprain and could possibly play this weekend. However, the QB hasn’t practiced all week, and Garafolo notes that the Ravens were hoping that Thursday would be the day that Jackson could start preparing for Green Bay. The 24-year-old obviously did not practice, putting his status in serious doubt.
“The plans are right now, in my mind, for Lamar to be out there,” head coach John Harbaugh said earlier this week. “So we’ll see where it goes this week. If he can go, he’ll go. If not, Tyler [Huntley] will be the quarterback. That’s where we’re at.”
Fortunately, assuming Jackson is out this weekend, he should be back sooner than later. Still, an absence for Jackson couldn’t come at a worse time as the Ravens battle for playoff positioning in the AFC. In 12 starts this season, the QB has completed 64.4 percent of his passes for 2,882 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He’s also added 767 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Latest On Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: “He’s terrible.”
You just started watching football recently huh? Are you 8 years old or 10?
Lamar can’t read a defense, he’s the next RG3. One leg injury away from a below average QB.
Would you say “RG4” ?
I’d say that’s accurate.
No way! Did you see some of the throws he can make? This guy is the real deal, even in the midst of this ‘slump’ he’s having.
I saw they signed Josh Johnson off the Jets practice squad. He’s been decent in the few opportunities he got to play this season.
Something of this whole situation is off. Lamar needed to be carted off because of a mild low ankle sprain and hasn’t practiced as of yet? Someone is lying or the man can’t deal with pain.
Where he grabbed his leg looked like a high ankle sprain to me. I immediately said “4-5 weeks” , that’s the norm.
But Lamar relies on his mobility, so even a less severe sprain would decrease his effectiveness. There have definitely been a few games where LJ sat back in the pocket and threw for a lot of yards.
Those are the outliers.
I think a week or two not relying on the run would be good for them if they make the playoffs, but they have so maybinhuries
… so many injuries as a team.
They may as well protect the franchise.
The again the Ravens as an organization is known for keeping things in house and they need to sell tickets. It’s not like the game plan changes with Huntley at the helm,
it’s the same offense.
Please sign him to a 400+ million dollar 10 year deal!
10 years?? What an awful attempt at humor
Mahomes got a 10 year deal, so it’s not completely out of bounds…
Mahomes doesn’t get hurt or rely on his legs as much as Lamar does. He’s a safer investment over a decade than Lamar will ever be
Huntley can’t win against the pack
I know this doesn’t relate to the article at all but the last like two weeks my trade rumors app on my iPhone has been incredibly slow. It takes a while to load the rumors, and it takes a while to log in as well. I tried deleting and reinstalling the app but it didn’t help at all.
Is anyone else having this issue? All of my other apps are working fine, so I’m not really sure what suddenly caused this app to be so slow.
Yeah same on my I phone for a month or so.
I dunno I use a computer
It’s an interesting fantasy football problem to have this week for people looking at a flex option in deep leagues.
Aj Dillion vs Rashod Bateman.
Do you start Dillion thinking the packers offense will score and chew clock while Baltimore will struggle
or
Do you start Bateman thinking Baltimores run first offense won’t keep pace meaning Huntley will be throwing a lot.