OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Professional Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey will bear foot surgical procedure, delivering a giant hit to the thinnest place on the Baltimore Ravens.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated it has not been decided how lengthy Humphrey will probably be sidelined. This has been a “lingering” harm for Humphrey.
“It is not going to be a long-term deal,” Harbaugh stated Wednesday.
Accidents have depleted the Ravens at cornerback. Rock Ya-Sin, Baltimore’s different beginning cornerback, has been sidelined since Aug. 3 with a knee harm that’s not thought-about to be important.
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Different cornerbacks who’ve been sidelined all week are Jalyn Armour-Davis, Arthur Maulet and Damarion Williams, who is predicted to be out till October after having surgical procedure on his left ankle this week. The Ravens additionally misplaced Trayvon Mullen, a 2019 second-round choose by the Raiders, to a season-ending toe harm earlier than camp started.
Baltimore’s high cornerbacks on the sphere Wednesday have been Brandon Stephens, who had been taking part in security in the beginning of coaching camp, and Kevon Seymour, who’s on his fourth crew in his six-year profession.
“There may be loads of short-term concern,” Harbaugh stated. “We bought to take a look at that, and it begins with the blokes you might have. We’ve got guys who’re able to play, and we’ll see what they’ll do. And, after all, we’re all the time searching for gamers, too.”
Humphrey, 27, is among the Ravens’ finest playmaking cornerbacks ever. A 3-time Professional Bowl defender, he’s one in all three gamers in franchise historical past to document double-digit pressured fumbles and interceptions in a profession, together with Corridor of Fame defenders Ray Lewis and Ed Reed.
The Ravens open the season with possible matchups in opposition to rookie quarterbacks in two of the primary three weeks after they face the Houston Texans (C.J. Stroud) in Week 1 and the Indianapolis Colts (Anthony Richardson) in Week 3.
“It positively hurts the protection when a pacesetter like Marlon shouldn’t be on the market with us,” Ravens center linebacker Roquan Smith stated. “I do know he’ll get again as quickly as he can, and we’ll choose up the slack when he isn’t on the market.”
