Sources: Ravens RB Dobbins to miss 4-6 weeks

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Baltimore Ravens moving backmost J.K. Dobbins' agelong roadworthy backmost from a important genu wounded deed different bump.

Dobbins, the Ravens' No. 1 back, is expected to acquisition arthroscopic country connected his near genu adjacent week that volition sideline him 4 to six weeks, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Friday. He did not signifier each week aft not playing successful the 2nd fractional of Sunday's 24-20 nonaccomplishment to the New York Giants.

The Ravens (3-3) volition trust connected Kenyan Drake, who became the archetypal Baltimore moving backmost to nutrient 100 yards rushing this season, and a increasing backfield for astatine slightest the adjacent month. Justice Hill, who leads Ravens moving backs with a 6.6-yard per transportation average, is backmost for Sunday's crippled against the Cleveland Browns aft missing the past 2 games with a hamstring injury. Gus Edwards could besides beryllium activated disconnected the physically incapable to execute database aft practicing the past 2 weeks.

"Once you get him started and heading downhill, he's truly effective," Ravens manager John Harbaugh said of Drake earlier this week. "He has immoderate velocity and immoderate explosiveness."

This is different pugnacious stroke for Dobbins, who was sidelined each of past play aft injuring his genu successful the preseason finale. He said helium tore his ACL, LCL, meniscus and hamstring.

After missing the archetypal 2 games this season, Dobbins returned connected a constricted drawback number and didn't look similar helium was astatine afloat strength. He averaged 3.5 yards connected 35 carries successful 4 games (123 yards).

Last week, Dobbins acknowledged that it was "super hard" not playing successful the 4th fourth of a 19-17 triumph implicit the Cincinnati Bengals connected Oct. 9. He past sat retired the full 2nd fractional aft hurting his genu Sunday astatine the Giants.

"J.K.'s genu tightened up connected him; helium conscionable didn't consciousness similar helium had that explosiveness successful the 2nd half," Harbaugh said earlier this week. "I deliberation helium might've landed connected it astatine immoderate point."

A second-round prime successful 2020, Dobbins was an contiguous interaction player, starring each NFL moving backs successful rushing mean (6.0 yards per carry) and mounting a Ravens rookie grounds with 9 touchdowns. Now, Dobbins won't beryllium backmost for the Ravens until December astatine the earliest.

This season, Baltimore moving backs person totaled 458 yards rushing, which ranks 25th successful the NFL.