The Baltimore Ravens selected center Tyler Linderbaum with the No. 25 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. The position was a bit of a question mark after the departure of Bradley Bozeman in free agency, but the team secured one of the best center prospect to come out of college in years with the former Iowa star.
Linderbaum was showing flashes in training camp, but got rolled up during Thursday’s practice and limped off of the field. Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh initially said that the rookie would miss one-to-two weeks, and on Monday, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network shed more light onto the injury, revealing that it falls under the category of a Lisfranc sprain.
From Inside Training Camp: #Ravens C Tyler Linderbaum had a reoccurrence of a Lisfranc injury, suffering a sprain not a rupture, per me and @MikeGarafolo. More tests are coming. pic.twitter.com/1yL8m9koF4
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 8, 2022
Linderbaum dealt with a Lisfranc injury in college, and depending on the severity can sometimes pose very long recovery times. There seems to be optimism within the Ravens’ organization that the ailment won’t keep Linderbaum out for long, but they could take an extremely cautious approach with the rookie to make sure it doesn’t develop into something more serious.