Ravens: Lamar 'week-to-week' with knee injury

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson is "week-to-week" with a genu wounded aft undergoing MRIs connected Monday, manager John Harbaugh said.

"As the week goes on, we'll spot for this week," Harbaugh said. "It's astir apt little apt for this week but it's not impossible. Then, aft that, it'll go much and much likely."

If Jackson is sidelined this week, backup Tyler Huntley would commencement for the Ravens (8-4), who play astatine the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-7) connected Sunday. Huntley is 1-3 arsenic a starter, throwing 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.

In Sunday's 10-9 triumph implicit the Denver Broncos, Jackson was wounded connected the past play of the archetypal 4th erstwhile helium was sacked from down by linebacker Jonathon Cooper. It looked similar Jackson's near genu was driven into the crushed erstwhile Cooper landed connected apical of his back.

Jackson walked without a limp to the locker country and didn't play the last 3 quarters. Harbaugh said aft the crippled that helium didn't judge Jackson's wounded was season-ending.

This would people the 2nd consecutive play that Jackson has missed a crippled owed to injury. Last season, the Ravens mislaid each 4 games successful which Jackson was sidelined with an ankle injury.

Jackson had been highly durable successful his archetypal 3½ seasons, lone missing 3 of his archetypal 51 starts and nary due to the fact that of injury. In 2019, Jackson was held retired of the finale due to the fact that Baltimore had already clinched the apical effect successful the AFC. He didn't play 1 crippled successful 2020 due to the fact that of COVID-19 and helium was inactive for 1 crippled successful 2021 due to the fact that of illness.

This season, Jackson had shown signs of immoderate deterioration and tear. He missed 1 signifier 2 weeks agone due to the fact that of a hep injury, and helium didn't decorativeness a signifier past week owed to a quadriceps injury.

Since entering the NFL successful 2018, Jackson has taken a league-leading 877 hits, which amounts to an mean of 12.5 hits per game.

The Ravens person expressed plentifulness of assurance successful Huntley, who led a game-winning, 91-yard thrust connected Sunday. Huntley's past commencement came successful a 16-13 nonaccomplishment to the Steelers past season, erstwhile helium was 16-of-31 for 141 yards and 2 interceptions. Huntley besides ran for 72 yards.

Huntley is expected to instrumentality astir of the reps successful signifier this week, according to Harbaugh.

"We tally the aforesaid basal discourtesy with some players [Jackson and Huntley], truthful it's not truly gonna alteration thing successful presumption of preparation," Harbaugh said. "[Huntley is] a subordinate that's got a batch of dynamics to his game. He operates truly well. So, if that's the mode helium goes [and Huntley starts for Jackson], that's the mode it goes. We'll beryllium excited to play, and our guys volition beryllium fired up."

In different news, the Ravens signed 36-year-old wide receiver DeSean Jackson to the progressive roster. Baltimore had tally retired of its signifier squad elevations connected Jackson, who has 5 catches for 100 yards successful 3 games with the Ravens.