ExtremeRavens Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago A day after Ravens quarterback and two-time NFL Most Valuable Player Lamar Jackson suffered a hamstring injury in a 37-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, coach John Harbaugh on Monday did not say if Jackson would miss any time. “I got a pretty good feel with all the injuries,” he said, “but not commenting on them today.” Jackson suffered a hamstring injury midway through the third quarter Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium and did not return. Harbaugh also said that he could not say with certainty on which play Jackson suffered the injury but hinted that it could have been an accumulation of plays. He also said that Jackson was unable to go back into the game. “There was no way he was gonna go back in the game,” he said. “The injury precluded it. “I know Lamar. If he could have gone in the game, he would have been in the game. That’s how Lamar is. But I can assure you that he would not have been able to go back in the game under any circumstance.” Jackson was not made available to reporters after the game because he was receiving treatment, a team spokesperson said. He was sacked from behind by Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis on his final play of the game and remained on the bench, occasionally flexing his right leg. Though Jackson did not speak afterward, he was seen leaving the locker room with a significant limp. Even before being injured, Jackson struggled against Kansas City’s blitz. He was pressured on 48.1% of his dropbacks, according to Next Gen Stats, the highest rate since Week 4 in 2023. That pressure helped result in a pair of turnovers, with Jackson throwing an interception in the first quarter and losing a fumble in the second when he ran into center Tyler Linderbaum. Before Sunday, Jackson had not turned the ball over this season. Jackson, 28, also hasn’t missed a game because of injury since 2022 when a knee injury kept him out of the final five games of the regular season as well as a wild-card playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. If he can’t play Sunday against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium, Cooper Rush will make his first start for the Ravens. Rush, 31, completed 9 of 13 passes for 52 yards in relief of Jackson on Sunday. He appeared in 12 games and started eight for the Dallas Cowboys last season, going 4-4 while throwing for 1,844 yards with 12 touchdown passes and four interceptions. Jackson’s injury comes at a particularly concerning time. The Ravens (1-3) are off to their worst start since 2015 when they also lost three of their first four and went on to finish 5-11. Only 35 of 252 teams that have started a season with one win in their first four games have gone on to make the playoffs, and only the 2001 New England Patriots, who switched to Tom Brady as their starting quarterback, started 1-3 and won the Super Bowl. This article will be updated. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1. View the full article Quote
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