Moses carted off, but heel injury not called serious

Ravens right tackle Morgan Moses was carted into the locker room after suffering a left heel injury during the second quarter of Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the New York Giants, but coach John Harbaugh said the ailment is not considered serious.

As quarterback Lamar Jackson completed an 18-yard pass to tight end Mark Andrews with 2:16 to go, Moses fell to the ground while backpedaling and appeared in obvious pain before being attended to by trainers. Moses was able to hop off the field before being taken into the locker room on a cart and was ruled questionable to return. He returned to the sideline in the second half with his helmet on, but never got back on the field.

“I felt like it was the safer thing to do in this situation to hold him out until next week,” Harbaugh said.

Moses, 31, signed a three-year, $15 million deal with Baltimore in the offseason, stabilizing a position of need along the offensive line. Moses, who played for the New York Jets last season after a seven-year career with the Washington Commanders, has been durable, with his 118 straight appearances tied with the Commanders’ Charles Leno Jr. for the third-longest active streak among offensive linemen.

The Ravens are thin at tackle, with Patrick Mekari, Ronnie Stanley and rookie Daniel Faalele the only healthy players at that position. Veteran Ja’Wuan James suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the season opener against the Jets.

Mekari replaced Moses at right tackle Sunday, meaning Stanley saw more playing time at left tackle. Stanley, who made his season debut last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, has been splitting snaps with Mekari, who sprained his ankle against the New England Patriots in Week 3.