Ravens’ Griffin III on injured reserve
Qua r t erba ck Rober t 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 night.
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.
Running back J.K. Dobbins, linebacker Pernell McPhee and centers Matt Skura and Patrick Mekari were activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
BROWNS’ GARRETT READY TO RETURN >> Myles Garrett pushes, shoves and fights 300-pound offensive linemen on a nearly daily basis for a living. A microscopic virus flattened him.
“Kicked my butt,” the Browns star defensive end said. “Now I’m back.”
Speaking for the first time since testing positive for COVID-19 last month and missing Cleveland’s past two games, Garrett said he experienced moderate symptoms while sick and that he worried about long-term health issues.
“I lost my smell for almost two weeks, had the body aches, headaches, my eyes were hurting, coughing, sneezing, fever,” he said. “I was in pain.”
Garrett was activated from the COVID list Tuesday, returned to practice, and despite some stiffness on his first day back on the field, he’s ready to play Sunday when the Browns (8-3) continue their playoff push against Tennessee (8-3).
COLTS ACTIVATE BUCKNER >> The Indianapolis Colts activated defensive tackle DeForest Buckner from the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Buckner was placed on the list Nov. 25 and missed Sunday’s 45-26 loss to the Titans.
Buckner started the first 10 games in his first season with Indianapolis and has 41 tackles, 16 quarterback hits and 2.5 sacks.
Buckner spent his first four seasons with the 49ers, who drafted him seventh overall in 2016.
GIANTS’ JONES DOUBTFUL >> New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones practiced on a limited basis and has been listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks in Seattle.
Jones was hurt last weekend against Cincinnati.
If Jones cannot play, Colt McCoy will start for the Giants (4-7), who are riding a three-game winning streak that has put them in first place in the NFC East.