Lamar Jackson, Ravens controversy: Mike Florio gives update on fallout, punishment for injury report misinformation

by: Brian Jones 55 minutes ago brianjones_93

An NFL insider shared new information on the Baltimore Ravens making a practice mistake on Lamar Jackson . On NBC’s Football Night in America , Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk revealed what could happen to the Ravens after claiming that Jackson was a full participant in practice instead of being limited.

“John Harbaugh, the coach of the team, told reporters after the game it was an honest mistake. But that still sets the Ravens up for some sort of a sanction,” Florio said. “The question is, when the league looks into this, will they determine there was some sort of an effort to conceal his true status by saying he fully participated? Maybe the Bears would think he’s going to play.

“If they find something like that, the punishment could be worse. Now, the Ravens are looking at fines, they’re looking at the potential loss of draft picks, and even suspensions are on the table based upon what the NFL may find out. A source told me today the NFL understands, given what happened in the NBA, it’s very bad optics. As the source said, it’s an opportunity for the league to make a very strong statement on a very important topic.”

On Saturday, the NFL said it will investigate the Ravens’ handling of Lamar Jackson’s practice participation, which led to him being ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears because of a hamstring injury. On the same day, the Ravens issued a statement explaining the issue.

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“Lamar Jackson was present for and participated fully in our entire Friday practice,” the team said. “…Upon further evaluation today and after conferring with the league office, because Lamar didn’t take any starter reps in practice, we updated our report to reflect his practice participation.”

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