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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2024, 06:55 PM ET
- Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t practice Wednesday, coach John Harbaugh said the NFL’s reigning Most Valuable Player was given a “rest day.”
The injury report provided a different explanation a few hours later: Jackson was listed with back and knee injuries.
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“He’s been playing great, and we have a lot of football in front of us,” Harbaugh said. “We have another big game coming up, so that was warranted today.”
The Ravens (5-3) play host to the Denver Broncos (5-3) on Sunday. Jackson hasn’t missed a game due to injury since the end of the 2022 season.
The injury designation for Jackson comes three days after he participated in all 68 offensive snaps for Baltimore in a 29-24 loss at the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. He nearly led the Ravens to a comeback victory, marching Baltimore to the Browns’ 24-yard line before his three incompletions ended the game.
Through eight games, Jackson is among the favorites to win another MVP award, leading the league’s No. 1 offense. He ranks fifth in the NFL with 2,099 yards passing and 14th in rushing with 501 yards.
