ExtremeRavens Posted December 11, 2023 Posted December 11, 2023 The Ravens defense might have caught a break. Coach John Harbaugh said Monday that star safety Kyle Hamilton is “day to day” after exiting Sunday’s 37-31 overtime win over the Rams early with a knee injury. ESPN reported that Hamilton suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament and the second-year safety would be week to week, though Harbaugh declined to confirm the nature of his injury. “I’m not really getting into the diagnoses of what it was,” Harbaugh said. “He’s day to day.” While it’s a relief for the Ravens that Hamilton has not been officially ruled out, losing him for any length of time would be difficult to overcome. Without Hamilton on the field for much of Sunday after he suffered an injury on the final play of the first quarter and was ruled out for the rest of the game later in the third quarter, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns before Baltimore eventually won in overtime on Tylan Wallace’s 76-yard punt return for a touchdown. Los Angeles receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua also racked up 115 and 84 yards, respectively. It won’t help, either, that the Ravens play the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins in their next three games. The Dolphins and 49ers rank Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, in passing yards this season, while the Jaguars are ninth. Hamilton, a 2022 first-round draft pick out of Notre Dame and Baltimore’s do-everything safety has performed at an All-Pro and Pro Bowl level in his second season, with 62 tackles, nine passes defensed, three sacks, a forced fumble and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 16. But after a 3-yard run by Rams running back Royce Freeman on the final play of the first quarter Sunday, Hamilton, who was not in on the tackle but was limping slightly earlier in the drive, went to the ground. He walked off under his own power with team trainers and went into the team’s blue medical tent before heading to the locker room. Hamilton was initially ruled questionable to return but went back to the sideline to jog and returned to the field for the Rams’ next possession. However, late in the third quarter with the Ravens trailing 22-20, Hamilton was again on the sideline and talking with trainers when it was announced that he was out for the remainder of the game. Ravens wide receiver and Pro Bowl kick returner Devin Duvernay also exited the game with a back injury. Harbaugh said Duvernay will miss some time but did not specify a timeline. “Devin might be a little more extended,” Harbaugh said. “He could be [out] more than a week.” With Duvernay out, Wallace took over and delivered a game-winning return for a touchdown in overtime. Asked if Duvernay is to miss more time if Wallace will be named the team’s punt returner, Harbaugh smiled and said, “I think he’s earned it.” In another move, Harbaugh also confirmed that the team will activate cornerback Damarion “Pepe” Williams to the 53-man roster. The second-year defensive back returned to practice late last month after being on injured reserve with an ankle injury that sidelined him for most offseason activities. The deadline to activate Williams is Tuesday, or else he would have to revert to injured reserve and miss the rest of the season. With Hamilton potentially sidelined, Williams adds depth to the slot corner position, where Hamilton and veteran cornerback Arthur Maulet have often been utilized. View the full article Quote
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