The Ravens’ quarterback situation keeps getting uglier.
Baltimore is bringing Kedon Slovis onto its 53-man roster from the Packers’ practice squad, according to a post on X by Tom Pelissero. The move comes as the Ravens try to patch together a quarterback room after Lamar Jackson’s injury left them scrambling for answers.
Pelissero reported: “A new QB in Baltimore: The Ravens are signing Kedon Slovis to their 53-man roster off the Packers’ practice squad, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports. The options for Thursday night against Jacksonville now include Joe Fagnano, Austin Reed and Slovis, who played in two games last season with Arizona.”
The timing only adds to the chaos for Baltimore, which is sitting in last place in the AFC North at 4-4. Without Jackson, the outlook has changed fast, and the team is now staring at a much tougher road after his thumb injury, which is likely to end his season.
Minter said the Ravens have to keep their focus and stick to the bigger picture.
“It’s tough,” Minter said. “But you know, there’s no testimony without a test. And so we’ll do everything in our power to keep rolling, to keep this thing going.
“It’s definitely my job to make sure that we stay together, that we don’t point fingers, that we have each other’s back, that we believe in the next man up mentality. We’ve got to really pour into that belief in the guys we have, and move forward.”
Roquan Smith said the loss of Jackson has hit the locker room hard.
“It’s very tough when you have a warrior like (Jackson) go down,” Smith said. “We are all humans, so there is an emotion side of it.
But it goes back to the circumstances. And granted, circumstances are not the way we would like things to be when you lose the best quarterback in the NFL, in my opinion, when healthy.”
“It’s a very unforgiving game. As harsh as it is, but this game don’t care who you are at any time. And regardless of what you’ve done for the game, the game will slap you right in the face at any given moment.”
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