The Baltimore Ravens have been dealing with a massive amount of injuries so far during the 2021 season. The team has seen players lost for the year, as well as some being out for multiple weeks as a result of their ailments. However, Baltimore now might be without one of their outside linebackers on Sunday, as Jaylon Ferguson tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, according to ESPN staff writer Jamison Hensley.
Ravens OLB Jaylon Ferguson tested positive for COVID-19, per source https://t.co/PwwdTQ63QO
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) September 24, 2021
Baltimore is no stranger to COVID-19, as they were hit very hard by it last season, having to put around 20 players and coaches on the Reserve/COVID-19 list as it swept through their organization.
If Ferguson is fully vaccinated, he would need to have two negative COVID-19 tests 24 hours apart and be asymptomatic to return to the team, according to NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. If unvaccinated, Ferguson would need to quarantine for 10 days.
The Ravens are undergoing contact tracing and monitoring the situation. If a player is unvaccinated and determined to be a high-risk contact, he will need to sit out at least five days and would be eligible to return upon five consecutive negative tests. Fully vaccinated players would not be designated as high-risk close contacts, but can still be tested for the five consecutive days.
When asked about the COVID-19 situation, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh declined to comment.
“We haven’t put anybody on any COVID list at this point…I’m not allowed to comment on it past that.”
When Baltimore releases their final injury report of the week for their Week 3 matchup against the Detroit Lions, a better picture could be painted of who was deemed a close contact to Ferguson, if any.
