Update: The Ravens have ruled Averett as “questionable” to return to the game with a shoulder injury, per the broadcast.
The Baltimore Ravens’ defense is dominating the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles. But at the start of the second quarter, cornerback Anthony Averett was shaken up on a punt and is now headed to the locker room with trainers, according to Penn Live’s Aaron Kasinitz. It’s unclear exactly the nature of Averett’s injury or the severity but heading to the locker room is not a great indication.
If Averett misses the remainder of this game, that will leave the Ravens pretty thin at cornerback. Baltimore kept just five cornerbacks on the 53-man roster to start this season and saw slot corner Tavon Young head to injured reserve earlier in the season with a knee injury. Averett has gotten a huge jump in playing time due to injuries, playing 87% of the defensive snaps in Week 4 against the Washington Football Team before playing just 11 snaps last week against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Baltimore’s defense has been smothering Philadelphia throughout this game. Currently, Eagles quarterback has completed just two of his seven pass attempts for three yards and a 39.6 passer rating, getting sacked three times already and fumbling the ball. Philadelphia’s rushing attack isn’t faring much better, rushing six times for just 15 yards.
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