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Lamar Jacksonis taking time to heal.
On Thursday, theBaltimore Ravensquarterback provided his first health updatefollowing a knee injuryhe sustained during the Ravens' Week 13 game against the Denver Broncos.
“I want to give you all an update as I am in the recovery process. I’ve suffered a PCL grade 2 sprain on the borderline of a strain 3,” explained the 26-year-old NFL starin a Twitter thread. “There is still inflammation surrounding my knee and my knee remains unstable.”
While Jackson did not indicate the date of his return, he expressed inThursday’s Twitter updatethat he remains in good spirits as he continues his treatments “on the road to recovery.” The long-awaited update comes as the Ravens head into aWild Card matchupagainst the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Jackson added: “I wish I could be out there with my guys more than anything but I can’t give a 100% of myself to my guys and fans I’m still hopeful we still have a chance.”
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Backupquarterback Tyler Hunterhas stepped up as the team’s starter as Jackson remains in recovery.
After the Ravens Dec. 24 game against the Falcons, Coach Harbaugh added that the team iswaiting to get the okay from doctorsfor Jackson to make his return to the field.
“When the player and the docs come back and say, ‘Hey, it’s time,’ then [as] coaches, we build him into the game plan,” Harbaugh said in an interview with NFL.com. “That’s really how [it works]. To think about it beyond that is just kind of a waste of energy and time.”
source: people.com
