The Baltimore Ravens released a statement from head coach Jesse Minter on Friday morning that delivered the team’s first rough timeline on Lamar Jackson’s return from a thumb injury suffered 0n November 1.
Lamar is doing well as he recovers from the broken and dislocated thumb injury he suffered in Week 8.
Recovery timelines are challenging to predict, but injuries like this that require surgery typically take about 6-10 weeks to heal. He is doing everything he can to get back, and we will let his progress
guide the timing of his return.
We are committed to playing our best football over the second half of the season.
The statement is the most concrete update on Jackson’s status since he went down two weeks ago in Buffalo. However, it lacks the following information:
- Has Jackson undergone surgery on his thumb?
- If so, when?
- If not, when will he get surgery on his thumb?
- Is the given timeline based on when he suffered the injury, when the statement was released, or when he undergoes surgery?
The first three questions were subsequently answered by ESPN’s Jamison Hensley and The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, who both reported that Jackson has undergone surgery and is currently in the rehab process.
It is somewhat baffling why the Ravens would not include that information in their statement. Presumably, the beat reporters who confirmed the surgery received their information from a team source. Why, then, couldn’t the team just say that Jackson had undergone successful surgery? Giving a precise date is not even necessary – the type of thing fans and media would love to know, but do not really need to.
This story will be updated with more information.
