The Baltimore Ravens saw up and coming running back J.K. Dobbins suffer a nasty looking knee injury in the first quarter of the team’s 37-3 preseason victory over the Washington Football Team. Dobbins couldn’t put any weight on his leg, and had to be carted back to the locker room. The second-year player looked dejected, as did the entire Baltimore sideline.
After the game, head coach John Harbaugh offered little in terms of an injury update for the running back, but did say that Dobbins would be getting tests on Sunday. However, the initial fears about the injury are not good.
The belief among Ravens powers that be is that the Dobbins knee injury is indeed serious.
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) August 29, 2021
The initial fear is that #Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins suffered a season-ending knee injury based on the early diagnosis, sources say. He’s having an MRI today to determine the full extent.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 29, 2021
J.K. Dobbins currently is undergoing his MRI, but the expectation going in was that he had suffered a season-ending knee injury, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 29, 2021
An ACL tear is the belief, but all parties are waiting on the MRI to confirm. https://t.co/aRjNWMxqSS
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 29, 2021
As others have said, initial concern for Dobbins was torn ACL. MRI today will confirm whether that’s accurate. Either way, there wasn’t a whole lot of optimism last night. https://t.co/PVZKKBv2XL
— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) August 29, 2021
Dobbins caught a screen pass and was hit low by a Washington defender, causing his leg to bend. He immediatly grabbed at his knee, which is never a good sign. While nothing is confirmed at this time, the injury looked bad when it happened. However, hopefully it isn’t as serious as feared. Many will be awaiting any update regarding Dobbins, but for right now, things aren’t looking too bright.
