Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson could miss Week 5 against the Atlanta Falcons after suffering a sprained left ankle against Tennessee. (Image via Getty)
Lamar Jackson’s Week 5 status suddenly looks shaky.
The Baltimore Ravens quarterback has only an “outside chance” to play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons after spraining his left ankle, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday. Jackson later left M&T Bank Stadium wearing a walking boot, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rapoport reported Tuesday that the quarterback is dealing with a sprained ankle and has only an “outside chance” to play in Week 5.
The 29-year-old had completed a career-high 70.8% of his passes through four games, according to theScore. He had thrown for 967 yards and six touchdowns while helping Baltimore open the season 3-1. Jackson also entered Tuesday leading the NFL with 14.2 yards per completion.
Head coach Jesse Minter said Monday that Baltimore was still gathering information about Jackson’s injury. “I don’t know the chances yet,” Minter said. “I really don’t think it’s going to be crazy long term, but we’ll see what happens,” Minter said.
“We’re still gathering a lot of the information and the imaging and things like that, just dealing with a little bit of an ankle and we’ll kind of see where that shakes out. [I have] full trust and confidence in him that when it’s ready to roll that we’ll roll and go from there. That leaves two possibilities in play. Jackson still has a chance to face Atlanta, but Baltimore also has to prepare for an absence that could extend beyond one game.