Ronnie Stanley, Tyler Linderbaum and Marcus Williams get crucial injury updates ahead of Bengals clash
The Baltimore Ravens are keeping a close watch on the status of several players ahead of their Week 2 road matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. For one, left tackle Ronnie Stanley came away from the Ravens’ home win over the Houston Texans with a knee sprain injury. He appeared to have suffered the injury on […]
The Baltimore Ravens are keeping a close watch on the status of several players ahead of their Week 2 road matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.
For one, left tackle Ronnie Stanley came away from the Ravens’ home win over the Houston Texans with a knee sprain injury. He appeared to have suffered the injury on this play, as he got his right leg rolled up on.
Stanley was initially listed as questionable to return to the game due to the ankle injury, but he wound up being sidelined the rest of the way.
Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum was also forced to exit the team’s home victory over Houston because of injury. He sustained an ankle sprain ailment during the fourth quarter, and as with Stanley, he appeared to have suffered the injury after getting his leg rolled up on.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said during a press conference on Monday that both Stanley and Linderbaum could end up being ruled out for Week 2 due to their respective injuries.
"Tyler [Linderbaum] has an ankle sprain, so I'd say [he's] week-to-week right now," Harbaugh said. "He may be out for this game [against the Cincinnati Bengals]. … We'll see where those guys are at, but they could be out this game, and we'll be counting on the [other] guys if they are out to step up and play."
If Stanley does not receive the green light to play against the Bengals, Patrick Mekari would then be on par to start out at the left tackle position. Mekari filled in for Stanley after the one-time Pro Bowler left Baltimore’s game against Houston, and he went on to feature in 13 snaps on offense. On the other hand, Sam Mustipher would be projected to start at center against Cincinnati should the Ravens rule out Linderbaum from the divisional matchup.
The Ravens are also monitoring the status of Marcus Williams, who is dealing with a pec injury. Harbaugh said on Monday that Williams’ ailment may not keep him out for the remainder of the ongoing campaign.
"He's consulting with the doctors right now," Harbaugh said. "He will be out for a while. [It] may not be a season-ender though. There's different options that he has, so we'll keep you updated on that soon because he will have to make a decision soon on a possible surgery there."
Williams, who sustained the ailment during the first half against Houston, does reportedly have "full movement and the pain is limited."
The Ravens will look to move to a 2-0 record on the season when they meet Cincinnati in Week 2.
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