Ravens Fined $100,000 For Lamar Jackson Injury Report Snafu

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Lamar Jackson yet returned to nan section for nan Ravens connected Thursday night, starring his squad to a much-needed 28–6 triumph complete nan lowly Dolphins.

While it was awesome to spot Jackson backmost connected nan section competing aft missing respective games owed to a hamstring injury, his return technically came a week precocious to astir shot fans.

Last week, Jackson had been expected to return to nan starting lineup for nan Ravens. He was listed arsenic questionable, but declared a afloat subordinate successful practice connected October 24. The adjacent day, Jackson’s believe position for Friday was downgraded from “full” to “limited” aft reports made clear that he had spent his clip moving scout squad alternatively than pinch nan starters. By Sunday, Jackson was on nan Ravens’ inactive list for their crippled against nan Bears.

This week, nan NFL deed nan Ravens pinch a good of $100,000 for “violating nan league’s Injury Report Policy by incorrectly listing backmost Lamar Jackson’s believe information position connected Friday, October 24,” per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

In a statement, nan Ravens accepted nan league’s punishment, saying they would not entreaty nan ruling.

Statement from nan Baltimore Ravens. pic.twitter.com/rCazoXRm5I

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 31, 2025

While specified a correction would punctual an investigation from nan convention successful astir circumstances, it feels particularly prudent for nan NFL to make clear their standards and practices connected wounded reporting astatine this peculiar infinitesimal successful time, arsenic nan NBA is currently mired successful scandal somewhat related to nan league’s sometimes opaque wounded designations and nan power of accusation successful a post-legalized betting environment.

Some of nan questions nan NBA is having to reply successful nan adjacent early whitethorn very good request to beryllium answered by nan NFL immoderate clip soon arsenic well, but for now, nan convention is showing its dedication to nan process pinch nan thief of a $100,000 fine.