OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews might not be finished for the season, after all. Ravens coach John Harbaugh provided a surprise update on Andrews on Monday, saying there's «an outside chance» that the three-time Pro Bowl tight end could return at some point this season.
This glimmer of hope comes four days after Ravens officials had thought Andrews suffered a season-ending left ankle injury during Thursday's 34-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. «My understanding is in talking with our trainer and the doctors is that it wasn't as bad as initially feared right after the game,» Harbaugh said. «It's a little cleaner than they thought based on the MRI.» Harbaugh said Andrews is currently with Dr.
Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the team will know more when he returns later in the week. «There might be an outside chance he could get back at some point in time,» Harbaugh said. «So we'll just have to see how that goes though.
And I don't want to say that's definitive by any stretch, but there is some optimism.» Asked if the Ravens are thinking Andrews could return for the playoffs, Harbaugh said, «I don't even want to say right now.