No update on QB Jackson, but Ravens lose Madubuike for season - ESPN

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It's unknown whether the banged-up Baltimore Ravens will have quarterback Lamar Jackson for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans because of a hamstring injury, but they announced that Pro Bowl defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike will be out for the rest of the season with a neck injury.

Madubuike, 27, experienced symptoms after the Ravens' 41-17 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 14 and was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury on Saturday. This is a significant blow for a Ravens defense that has allowed an NFL-worst 33.3 points per game this season.

There is uncertainty whether the neck injury could be a career-threatening one for Madubuike, who had been off to one of the best starts of his six-year career.

«I really can't speak for him,» Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. «Those are questions that would be best answered by him going forward, and he may be still getting some information on that as well.»

A Pro Bowl player the past two seasons, Madubuike is in the second year of a four-year, $98 million contract that includes $75.5 million guaranteed.

The loss of Madubuike could lead Baltimore to add another defensive tackle.

«I mean, it's always something that would be on the table, for sure,» Harbaugh said.

Harbaugh declined to provide any update on Jackson, who injured his hamstring during Sunday's 37-20 loss at Kansas City and left midway through the third quarter.

In addition to Jackson, the other players injured Sunday were cornerbacks Nate Wiggins (elbow) and Marlon Humphrey (calf), middle linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring), and offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle).

«We've got a pretty good feel on all the injuries with the different guys right now where we're at; I'm really not