Lamar Jackson Injury: John Harbaugh Shares Encouraging Update On Qb's Week 9 Status

O.K., Ravens fans—this could beryllium it. Actually, though.

After nan believe bait-and-switch that ended pinch Lamar Jackson missing different game, Baltimore's starting backmost is expected to suit up for Thursday's title vs. nan Dolphins, coach John Harbaugh said Monday. Jackson was besides a afloat participant successful believe that afternoon.

"I consciousness very assured astir it," Harbaugh told reporters erstwhile asked astir nan imaginable of Jackson playing Thursday night. "We expect him to beryllium retired location Thursday night."

It seemed imaginable Jackson would beryllium connected nan section for nan team's crippled vs. nan Bears successful Week 8, seeing arsenic he returned to practice successful nan days anterior and was listed arsenic a afloat subordinate connected Friday. But nan QB really ran nan scout squad and did not return first-team reps, meaning he should person been listed arsenic limited. Then, connected Saturday, it was announced that backup Tyler Huntley would beryllium starting Week 8 successful Jackson's place.

As for why nan nickname mix-up happened, Harbaugh said it was really conscionable a mistake. But location is simply a chance the convention agency punishes nan team pinch a good aliases mislaid draught picks anyway.

The Ravens person been without nan play-making Jackson since Week 4, acknowledgment to a hamstring injury. Though they improved to 2–5 nether Huntley connected Sunday, they'll beryllium very happy to person Lamar backmost connected nan section soon.

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