Ravens cornerback Kyle Fuller tore his ACL in Sunday’s season opener in opposition to the New York Jets and can miss the remainder of the season, coach John Harbaugh stated Monday.
The nine-year veteran and Baltimore native had performed a minimum of 16 video games yearly since 2016, and the Ravens signed him to a one-year, $2.5 million deal in June partially due to his sturdiness. He performed 80 snaps in opposition to the Jets earlier than a nasty step within the fourth quarter ended his homecoming season.
“He was playing really good football,” Harbaugh stated of the previous Mount Saint Joseph star. “He’ll tell you, he really loves it here. He liked everything about what we were doing. He fit in so well.”
Harbaugh known as the late-game harm a “crazy circumstance on AstroTurf; he got pushed off and just landed the wrong way on turf, and turf doesn’t usually give as much as grass.”
The Ravens relied on Marlon Humphrey, Fuller and Brandon Stephens as their high three corners within the opener. They hope to have former All-Pro Marcus Peters, who was listed as questionable for the sport however didn’t play, again within the lineup shortly as he recovers from a torn ACL he suffered final preseason.
The Ravens additionally misplaced left deal with Ja’Wuan James for the season when he tore his Achilles tendon within the second quarter of the victory over the Jets. Former All-Pro Ronnie Stanley didn’t play Sunday as he recovers from a second ankle surgical procedure after enjoying in a single sport in 2021.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com