ExtremeRavens Posted August 11 Posted August 11 Ravens rookie Nate Wiggins did not suffer a serious shoulder injury in Friday’s preseason opener, coach John Harbaugh said on Sunday, a significant relief considering the elite coverage skills the cornerback flashed in his first dose of NFL action. Harbaugh joked that he recently suffered a similar injury, which he called an AC sprain, on a water slide and could have been ready for the preseason opener. “I don’t even know that his was that serious,” he said, though he did not offer a specific timeline for Wiggins’ return to practice or preseason play. The rookie did not participate in Sunday’s practice. The injury, which sent Wiggins to the locker room early in the third quarter with his right arm hanging at his side, cut short a brilliant debut performance in which the team’s first-round draft pick defended three passes, made a tackle for loss and earned the highest grade of any Raven from Pro Football Focus. Though Wiggins is not projected to start over incumbent cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey or Brandon Stephens, he made his case for substantial playing time by showcasing the outside coverage skills that many scouts rated the best in this year’s draft class. “I think they kind of went at him a bit, which was good to see,” Harbaugh said after the 16-13 preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. “And heck yes, when you’re a corner — a corner of his caliber — he wants that, so I think he was excited about that. He came up and made that hit later, so he played a good game.” View the full article Quote
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