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Ravens provide injury recovery timeline for Lamar Jackson
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The Baltimore Ravens are leaving the door open to the possibility of Lamar Jackson returning this season.

Ravens head coach Jesse Minter confirmed in a statement Friday that Jackson underwent surgery on his broken and dislocated thumb. The statement puts Jackson’s recovery timetable at 6-10 weeks, indicating he could potentially return if the Ravens reach the playoffs.

Based on the best possible outcome, Jackson could be back with roughly three weeks to go in the regular season. The longer-term outcome does not bring him back until the playoffs have started, and even then, it is not necessarily a guarantee that he would be good to go immediately.

Jackson got hurt two weeks ago on his first play from scrimmage back after another injury. At the time, the Ravens were hoping his return from injury would help rally the team together to make a run late in the season. Instead, Jackson is trying to inspire his teammates to remain in contention until he can return.

The Ravens currently sit at 4-5 entering Week 9. They will need Jacoby Brissett to guide them to some wins to make Jackson’s potential return mean anything.

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