NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE NOTES

Raven’s Madubuike trying for a record 11th straight game with at least a half-sack

After watching Justin Madubuike sack the quarterback in game after game, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh figured his defensive tackle might be accomplishing something special.

“Is there a record? There has to be some kind of record isn’t there?” Harbaugh asked reporters this week. Madubuike is indeed closing in on one. He’s contributed at least a half-sack in 10 straight games for the Ravens. The league record is 11, so he has a chance to tie it Sunday night at Jacksonville. “I’m for that,” Harbaugh said. “I’m for tying the record, and I’m for beating the record, and I’m for extending the record. He’s having a fantastic season.” Madubuike has had multiple sacks just once during his streak — Oct. 15 against Tennessee — but his steady production has a chance to become historic. The players who have had a half-sack in 11 straight games include Jared Allen, Chris Jones, Trey Hendrickson and Shaun Ellis. Not a bad group to be a part of.

Panthers veteran TE Hurst on IR after amnesia from concussion

The Carolina Panthers have placed Hayden Hurst on injured reserve just weeks after the veteran tight end’s father, Jerry Hurst, posted on social media that his son was diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia following a concussion sustained on Nov. 9 against the Chicago Bears.

Shortly after his father’s concerning post, which asked for prayers for his son, Hurst took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote that he suffered a “pretty nasty concussion” and didn’t remember up to four hours after the game.

Hurst called it a “scary situation” but added that “it is NOT career ending.”