The Ravens kept busy at quarterback after agreeing to a trade for Jacoby Brissett, then making another roster move to steady the position for Thursday night.
Baltimore announced that it had signed QB Austin Reed to the 53-man roster and placed QBs Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on injured reserve. The team also elevated OLB Adisa Isaac and kicker Jake Moody from the practice squad for tonight’s game.
“We have signed QB Austin Reed to the 53-man roster and placed QBs Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on injured reserve. We have also elevated OLB Adisa Isaac and kicker Jake Moody from the practice squad (standard elevations) for tonight’s game,” reported the Ravens' official team account on X, formerly Twitter.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network later added on X that “Austin Reed will be the backup tonight, with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley on IR.”
Joe Fagnano is set to start for Baltimore on Thursday against the Jacksonville Jaguars after finishing Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills, a game that got away from the Ravens in a hurry. Brissett, though, is expected to take over once the trade is finalized later on.
That would give Baltimore a veteran answer at the position after Brissett recently lost his starting job in Arizona to Gardner Minshew following Minshew’s strong outing against the Dallas Cowboys over the weekend.
The Ravens enter Thursday at 4-4, and the hope is that Brissett can help keep the team afloat while they wait for better news on Jackson.
Baltimore’s next game comes Thursday night at home against the Jaguars, with kickoff scheduled for 8:15 pm ET.
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