The Baltimore Ravens turned to Jacoby Brissett on Wednesday, landing the veteran quarterback from the Arizona Cardinals as Lamar Jackson’s thumb injury pushed the team deeper into emergency mode.
Jackson hurt his right thumb in Sunday’s 36-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills and is expected to land on injured reserve. That leaves Baltimore scrambling at the game’s most important position, especially with backup Tyler Huntley out for the season with turf toe, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Ravens are set to hand the offense to undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano. He practiced with a brace on his right ankle, while Kedon Slovis and Austin Reed - both added in the past three days - round out the team’s other active quarterbacks. Between the three of them, Baltimore’s current options have zero NFL starts, 23 combined pass attempts and no touchdown passes.
Brissett, 33, arrives with plenty more experience than the rest of that group. He’s in his 11th NFL season and carries a career record of 23-50.
Arizona had already moved on from him, benching him and dropping him to third on the depth chart. Ravens quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork knows Brissett well, having worked with him in Arizona last season.
Baltimore’s offensive slide has been hard to miss. The Ravens have scored 14 or fewer points in three straight games, the first time that’s happened in 21 years. Since Week 6, they’ve committed eight false starts and scored only three touchdowns.
The season started much differently. Baltimore opened 4-1 before Jackson’s injury issues piled up, first with his ankle and later with his hand. The team’s record without him has been ugly: 7-14 since 2019.
Even with the quarterback chaos, the Ravens still have several established names on the roster, including Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers, Calais Campbell and Ronnie Stanley. The organization has not waved the white flag, even if Jackson’s return this season is still up in the air.
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