The Baltimore Ravens saw injuries impact their 2021 season in a huge way, with the end result of the year being an 8-9 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They lost multiple key players before the season began or very early on, and the injuries never let up throughout the entire year.
Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh went on SiriusXMNFL to talk about his team heading into 2022, and gave injury updates on multiple key players. He discussed the return of J.K. Dobbins, when offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley and outside linebacker Tyus Bowser could return, what the status of running back Gus Edwards for Week 1 could be, and what outside linebacker David Ojabo has said to the coach about his return.
On Gus Edwards: “Gus is doing really well. He’s kind of a patient rehab guy. I don’t know that he’ll be the first week, but before the season’s over I think he’s going to be roaring and ready to go.”
— Ryan Mink (@ryanmink) August 10, 2022
(2/2 Harbs on Dobbins) “The range of motion, quickness, extending it when he strides — those are the kind of things that will tell the story.”
— Ryan Mink (@ryanmink) August 10, 2022
John Harbaugh on David Ojabo’s return (via @SiriusXMNFL):
“He swears he’s going to be back midseason at the latest. I told him, ‘Alright, time to get in the weight room. We’ve got to get rid of those beach legs and get some football legs back underneath you.'”
— Ryan Mink (@ryanmink) August 10, 2022
While Dobbins has returned to the field, the team is hoping to get the other players on the PUP list back as soon as possible while also taking a cautious approach with each one to make sure there isn’t risk for re-injury. There seems to be some general optimism surrounding the returns, which is a great sign.