Questions around Lamar Jackson’s availability are hanging over Baltimore as the Ravens head toward Sunday night’s matchup with the Falcons.
Jackson sat out Wednesday’s practice because of an ankle injury, and that immediately put his status for Atlanta into question. Baltimore is 3-1 and tied with the Cleveland Browns for first place in the AFC North to star thead coacj JEsse Minter’s first season with the franchise, but the bigger storyline right now is whether the two-time MVP quarterback can get back on the field in time.
Minter said Wednesday the team is going to let the week play out before making any hard calls.
“It’s Wednesday. There’s a lot of time between now and Sunday,” Minter said.
“To Lamar’s credit, he’s getting a lot of treatment and doing things. There’ll be a point later in the week where we’ll kinda figure out where it’s at. . . .
When he’s ready to play, he’ll be ready to play.”
“When he’s ready to play, he’ll be ready to play.” Coach Minter with a status update on QB Lamar Jackson https://t.co/V8kqvYHe84
- Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) October 7, 2026
The situation didn’t get any clearer Thursday. During the open portion of practice, reporters noted that Jackson was not on the field as he continued to deal with the ankle issue.
Lamar Jackson (ankle) is not present Thursday as the Ravens begin warmups and stretching on Thursday https://t.co/yGJ4ILsf6M
- Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) October 8, 2026
Jackson wasn’t the only Baltimore player missing from the open portion of practice. The Ravens were also without linebacker Trey Hendrickson, who is dealing with a finger injury, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, who is dealing with hamstring and calf issues, and center Cam Jurgens, who is in concussion protocol.
Baltimore is set to travel to Atlanta to face the Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday night.
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