Ravens rookie heart Tyler Linderbaum is recovering from a soft-tissue damage in his foot, coach John Harbaugh stated Monday, however not a Lisfranc sprain.
The clarification got here at Monday’s post-practice information convention, the place Harbaugh was requested a few latest NFL Network report that stated the first-round choose had suffered a Lisfranc sprain, not the extra severe fracture.
Linderbaum left observe early on Thursday after arising sore throughout a working drill. Harbaugh stated X-rays on his foot got here again unfavourable, and an MRI later confirmed that it was “not a serious thing.” Harbaugh stated Friday that Linderbaum would miss one to 2 weeks.
Linderbaum reportedly performed by way of a Lisfranc damage at Iowa. Lisfranc accidents consequence from damaged bones within the midfoot or torn ligaments that help the midfoot. Former Ravens vast receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown missed the Ravens’ offseason exercises as a rookie whereas recovering from surgical procedure on a Lisfranc damage.
“It’s a different ligament,” Harbaugh stated Monday of Linderbaum’s damage. “So he’s had the Lisfranc before. There’s no separation. There’s no Lisfranc sprain, per se. That’s my understanding. I’m not a doctor, but I play one in press conferences, as you know. But that’s what I was told.”
Harbaugh stated the damage was “not a serious injury.” He added: “We want it to be right and healed, so it’s going to take a little bit of time, but it’s not a Lisfranc.”
Linderbaum, the No. 25 total choose within the NFL draft, has been projected to open the season because the Ravens’ beginning heart. The crew opens its preseason slate Thursday in opposition to the Tennessee Titans.
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