On the 38th day since Lamar Jackson last stepped on a football field, three quarterbacks warmed up at Baltimore Ravens practice. None wore No. 8.
Jackson provided a bolt of clarity Thursday night, with his first public comments about his health since the injury. On Twitter, Jackson wrote he had suffered a Grade 2 PCL sprain, borderline to a Grade 3 strain — a more serious injury than previously believed. His knee remains inflamed and unstable.
“But he’s got an opportunity to win a Super Bowl. I hope he hobbles back out there. … Put him out for the pass plays, and don’t run him at all. But you never know. That could be wrong. I’m being very selfish right now, just to want him to be out on the field. But, man, what a great thing it would be to see [No.] 8 touch the field this Sunday, and we go out there and blow them out. But that’s for Lamar and everybody else to figure out.
With Jackson probably sidelined, the Ravens will turn to backup Tyler Huntley or third-stringer Anthony Brown, who faced the Bengals in Week 18 while Huntley nursed a shoulder injury. Huntley threw no passes during the early portion of Wednesday’s practice, and he walked to the field with a trainer at the start of Thursday’s.
“A lot of times, people say players can’t negotiate without agents,” Smith said. “That’s not something I truly believe in. Talking with Eric throughout the process, he was honest, kept his word. I got a lot of respect for him. I can’t thank him enough for actually being fair and seeing the value in me.”Jackson’s negotiations went differently. In the summer, the Ravens reportedly offered him a contract on par with the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks.
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