Sources — Ravens RB J.Okay. Dobbins to have knee scoped, out 4-6 weeks

OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Baltimore Ravens operating again J.Okay. Dobbins’ lengthy highway again from a big knee harm hit one other bump.

Dobbins, the Ravens’ No. 1 again, is predicted to endure arthroscopic surgical procedure on his left knee subsequent week that can sideline him 4 to 6 weeks, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. He didn’t follow all week after not enjoying within the second half of Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the New York Giants.

The Ravens (3-3) will depend on Kenyan Drake, who grew to become the primary Baltimore operating again to provide 100 yards dashing this season, and a rising backfield for at the least the subsequent month. Justice Hill, who leads Ravens operating backs with a 6.6-yard per carry common, is again for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Cleveland Browns after lacking the final two video games with a hamstring harm. Gus Edwards is also activated off the bodily unable to carry out record after training the previous two weeks.

“When you get him began and heading downhill, he is actually efficient,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh mentioned of Drake earlier this week. “He has some velocity and a few explosiveness.”

That is one other robust blow for Dobbins, who was sidelined all of final season after injuring his knee within the preseason finale. He mentioned he tore his ACL, LCL, meniscus and hamstring.

After lacking the primary two video games this season, Dobbins returned on a restricted snap rely and did not seem like he was at full energy. He averaged 3.5 yards on 35 carries in 4 video games (123 yards).

Final week, Dobbins acknowledged that it was “tremendous arduous” not enjoying within the fourth quarter of a 19-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 9. He then sat out your entire second half after hurting his knee Sunday on the Giants.

“J.Okay.’s knee tightened up on him; he simply did not really feel like he had that explosiveness within the second half,” Harbaugh mentioned earlier this week. “I feel he would possibly’ve landed on it sooner or later.”

A second-round decide in 2020, Dobbins was a right away influence participant, main all NFL operating backs in dashing common (6.0 yards per carry) and setting a Ravens rookie document with 9 touchdowns. Now, Dobbins will not be again for the Ravens till December on the earliest.

This season, Baltimore operating backs have totaled 458 yards dashing, which ranks twenty fifth within the NFL.