Baltimore Ravens fans, you can breathe a little sigh of relief now. Not only did the Ravens beat the Cleveland Browns in dominant fashion for their first win of the 2020 season, but they also escaped it pretty healthy. That was a major concern after left tackle Ronnie Stanley exited the contest with an ankle injury and didn’t return to the lineup.
However, coach John Harbaugh said Stanley’s injury isn’t serious and he doesn’t expect it to become any more serious by tomorrow.
“Ronnie, it’s not a serious injury, just a little tightening up there,” Harbaugh said after the game. “He got rolled on, I think maybe. It’s not a serious injury to my knowledge right now and I don’t expect it to become one tomorrow.”
That’s a serious relief. While winning the game is obviously paramount, losing a Pro Bowl talent like Stanley would have been a serious blow to the team. The Ravens enter a tough stretch of games where they face off against playoff teams in the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs over the next two weeks.
As we saw when D.J. Fluker came in for Stanley, Baltimore’s depth at tackle is more than a little concerning. Though Fluker did as well as could be expected coming into this game suddenly, he’s clearly a pretty massive step down in play from Stanley.
We’ll see this week just how serious Stanley’s injury really is and if he misses any practice time leading into Week 2 against the Texans.
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