The NFL is officially set to investigate the Baltimore Ravens over how they handled Lamar Jackson’s participation in practice on Friday. Despite being listed as a full participant on the day of practice, his status was changed to limited later on. He was ultimately ruled out of Sunday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears because of a hamstring injury.
The discrepancy between his status from Friday to Saturday is what could lead to disciplinary action by the NFL, potentially being a violation of the league’s injury report policy.
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“Lamar Jackson was present for and participated fully in our entire Friday practice,” the Ravens said in a statement. “Upon further evaluation today and after conferring with the league office, because Lamar didn’t take any starter reps in practice, we updated our report to reflect his practice participation.”
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Backup Tyler Huntley will start in Jackson’s place as the Ravens face the Bears on Sunday. Baltimore’s season has not gone as expected, losing four straight and falling to 1-5.
While the investigation is still underway, the Ravens could lose a future draft pick if the league finds conclusive violations.
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