Ravens say QB Lamar Jackson ‘week-to-week’ with knee damage

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is “week-to-week” with a knee damage after present process MRIs on Monday, coach John Harbaugh mentioned.

“Because the week goes on, we’ll see for this week,” Harbaugh mentioned. “It is most likely much less possible for this week but it surely’s not not possible. Then, after that, it’s going to turn out to be increasingly more possible.”

If Jackson is sidelined this week, backup Tyler Huntley would begin for the Ravens (8-4), who play on the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7) on Sunday. Huntley is 1-3 as a starter, throwing two touchdowns and 4 interceptions.

In Sunday’s 10-9 victory over the Denver Broncos, Jackson was harm on the final play of the primary quarter when he was sacked from behind by linebacker Jonathon Cooper. It appeared like Jackson’s left knee was pushed into the bottom when Cooper landed on prime of his again.

Jackson walked with out a limp to the locker room and did not play the ultimate three quarters. Harbaugh mentioned after the sport that he did not consider Jackson’s damage was season-ending.

This may mark the second straight season that Jackson has missed a recreation as a result of damage. Final season, the Ravens misplaced all 4 video games through which Jackson was sidelined with an ankle damage.

Jackson had been extraordinarily sturdy in his first 3½ seasons, solely lacking three of his first 51 begins and none due to damage. In 2019, Jackson was held out of the finale as a result of Baltimore had already clinched the highest seed within the AFC. He did not play one recreation in 2020 due to COVID-19 and he was inactive for one recreation in 2021 due to sickness.

This season, Jackson had proven indicators of some put on and tear. He missed one apply two weeks in the past due to a hip damage, and he did not end a apply final week as a result of a quadriceps damage.

Since coming into the NFL in 2018, Jackson has taken a league-leading 877 hits, which quantities to a mean of 12.5 hits per recreation.

The Ravens have expressed loads of confidence in Huntley, who led a game-winning, 91-yard drive on Sunday. Huntley’s final begin got here in a 16-13 loss to the Steelers final season, when he was 16-of-31 for 141 yards and two interceptions. Huntley additionally ran for 72 yards.

Huntley is anticipated to take many of the reps in apply this week, in line with Harbaugh.

“We run the identical primary offense with each gamers [Jackson and Huntley], so it is probably not gonna change something by way of preparation,” Harbaugh mentioned. “[Huntley is] a participant that is acquired loads of dynamics to his recreation. He operates very well. So, if that is the best way he goes [and Huntley starts for Jackson], that is the best way it goes. We’ll be excited to play, and our guys can be fired up.”

In different information, the Ravens signed 36-year-old large receiver DeSean Jackson to the energetic roster. Baltimore had run out of its apply squad elevations on Jackson, who has 5 catches for 100 yards in three video games with the Ravens.