​Ravens’ HC reveals worrying Lamar Jackson update amid uncertain ankle injury originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Baltimore Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans in Week 4, tying the Cleveland Browns atop the AFC North after four weeks at 3-1. But the win came with a cost.Lamar Jackson left the game early with an ankle injury, and there was some uncertainty right after the game about his status going forward.The next day, ESPN’s Jamison Hensley shared that head coach Jesse Minter didn’t have a further update on Jackson, other than that it shouldn’t be a long-term issue, and that his status for Week 5 is very much up in the air.Ravens get worrying Lamar Jackson update amid ankle injury”Ravens coach Jesse Minter on whether Lamar Jackson (ankle) will start Sunday night at Falcons: ‘I don’t know the chances yet,'” Hensley reported.Hensley also shared that Minter said, “I don’t think it’s going to be crazy long-term.” While hearing that it’s not a long-term issue is a good thing, it does open the door to this being a legitimate issue in the short term.While Jackson could wind up playing in Week 5 against the Falcons, there’s a non-zero chance he’s inactive. This update from Minter doesn’t exactly instill confidence that Jackson will be good to go.MORE: Chiefs reportedly could bring back Tyreek Hill after Rashee Rice, Tyquan Thornton injuriesOther injured players around the NFL are getting both positive and negative updates. Jackson is still in limbo according to Minter, making his availability very much in question.The only good thing from this update from Minter is that, even if Jackson were to miss time, it shouldn’t be for long, with the Ravens’ QB likely only missing a week or two depending on how long it takes to recover.Of course, any missed time for Jackson is a major loss. With the Falcons playing spirited football since getting Michael Penix Jr. back, that Week 5 matchup might be a lot more challenging than it seems on the surface.More NFL news:NFL referee caught on camera screaming ‘F— you’ at Cardinals’ Trey McBrideJustin Herbert leads four reasons why Chargers are an 0-4 disasterTexans’ nightmare start has reached a dangerous point after Cowboys collapseCeeDee Lamb just gave the Cowboys a blueprint for saving their seasonTrevor Lawrence finally erased one strange hole from his NFL resume