The Baltimore Ravens face a quarterback crisis ahead of their Thursday night game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, with three undrafted players as the only options after injuries to Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley.
Injury situation
Starter Lamar Jackson is headed to injured reserve with a thumb injury suffered on the first offensive play of Sunday's 36-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Backup Tyler Huntley is also out with a toe injury. Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano, who played most of the game against Buffalo, is dealing with an ankle injury and his availability for Thursday is uncertain.
New additions
The Ravens signed Kedon Slovis off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on Tuesday. Slovis, a 2024 undrafted rookie, has never started an NFL game and has only two career passes, both in mop-up duty for the Arizona Cardinals last season. He is familiar with Ravens quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork, who coached him in Arizona. The team also worked out 2024 UFL MVP Adrian Martinez, who has one career regular-season appearance, but has not signed him. Additionally, Austin Reed was signed to the practice squad on Monday; Reed participated in all three Ravens preseason games but has no regular-season experience.
Possible starters
If Fagnano is healthy, he will start and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle will tailor the game plan to him. If Fagnano cannot play, the Ravens will turn to either Slovis or Reed. All three have appeared in a combined three career NFL games. Coach Jesse Minter said Fagnano is "fighting through a couple things" but expects him to have a chance to play Thursday.
The Ravens could still add another quarterback before the game, but as of now they have only three undrafted options for the Week 9 matchup.
