Ravens place RG3 on injured reserve, hope to get Jackson back for Cowboys
Quarterback Robert Griffin III has been placed on injured reserve by the Baltimore Ravens, leaving Trace McSorley as the backup when Lamar Jackson comes off the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Griffin started Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Steelers and hurt his hamstring in the second quarter. He remained in the game until the injury became too much to bear and was replaced by McSorley in the fourth quarter of a 19-14 loss.
Griffin must miss at least three games.
The Ravens activated four players off the COVID-19 list on Friday, but Jackson wasn’t one of them. The reigning NFL MVP tested positive last Thursday, but the Ravens hope he will be back in time to play against Dallas on Tuesday.
McSorley has seen limited time as a third-stringer since being drafted out of Penn State in 2019. He threw his first TD pass in the NFL against Pittsburgh.
■ RAIDERS: The Las Vegas Raiders will be without leading rusher Josh Jacobs and safety Johnathan Abram for this week’s game against the winless New York Jets.
Coach Jon Gruden said Friday that the two won’t make the trip to New York because of Jacobs’ injured ankle and Abram’s injured knee.
Gruden had hoped both would be able to play this week but it wasn’t possible and now he hopes the injuries don’t linger even longer.
“We hope to have those guys back next week,” Gruden said. “If we don’t, we’ll carry on. We’ve got capable players and we’ll be ready to play.”
Jacobs ranks fifth in the NFL with 782 yards rushing and nine TD runs this season and is a major part of the
Raiders offense. But he also has the eighth lowest yards per carry among qualified runners this season as he has struggled to generate big plays.
■ FALCONS: Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones and running back Todd Gurley are questionable for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.
Jones (hamstring) and Gurley (knee) both missed last week’s 43-6 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. and cornerback Kendall Sheffield (illness) are also listed as questionable. The only Atlanta player who definitely won’t play against
the Saints is offensive guard James Carpenter, who was carted off the field last weekend with a groin injury.
■ GIANTS: New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones practiced on a limited basis on Friday and has been listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks in Seattle.
Jones, who was injured last weekend against Cincinnati, did not practice on either Wednesday or Thursday.
If Jones cannot play, Colt McCoy will start for the Giants. Coach Joe Judge said Jones threw the ball well on Thursday, and a decision won’t be made until Sunday.