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ESPN’s Adam Schefter suggested that Lamar Jackson’s foot injury is even worse than the Baltimore Ravens want fans to believe.
The two-time MVP left Wednesday’s practice after having his foot stepped on, immediately leading to concern among Ravens fans. Any injury involving a starting quarterback bears monitoring, but Jackson’s dual-threat style of play has made him awfully injury-prone throughout his career.
Baltimore has already been hit hard by the injury bug this month, with tight end Isaiah Likely sidelined indefinitely with a small foot fracture. On top of that, rookie cornerback Bilhal Kone suffered season-ending MCL and ACL tears in the club’s first preseason game.
Per ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters that Lamar Jackson underwent X-rays, and that no damage was found.
“He’s fine,” Harbaugh said. “He’s going to be good. I told the guys, ‘Prayers do get answered.’ “I was praying.”
Speaking on ESPN’s “NFL Live” program, however, Schefter indicated that Lamar Jackson’s injury might be more serious than Harbaugh indicated:
“If it was anything that was nothing, (John Harbaugh) wouldn’t have to pray that Lamar Jackson’s X-rays would’ve turned the way they did. He didn’t practice today, second straight day.”
"If it was anything that was nothing, [John Harbaugh] wouldn't have to pray that Lamar Jackson's X-rays would've turned the way that it did."@AdamSchefter says it sounds like Lamar Jackson's foot injury is scarier than the Ravens lead on 😯 pic.twitter.com/LHDuccobuM
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) August 21, 2025
On top of the promising X-ray results, the other good news is that Jackson still has 17 days to recover before his Ravens kick off the 2025 season against the Buffalo Bills.
Jackson and the Ravens are a popular pick to win Super Bowl 60 this season, but they’ve also been one of the heavy favorites for five straight years. And so far, they’ve only advanced past the Divisional Round once in the Jackson era.
A year after losing 17-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, the Ravens lost 27-25 to Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round. Tight end Mark Andrews had a costly fumble and drop on a potential game-tying two-point conversion attempt, adding more heartbreak to the Ravens’ postseason misery.
We know what Jackson and the Ravens can do in the regular season. We’ll see if they can finally shed the “can’t win the big one” label in 2025.
