Baltimore Ravens fans couldn't believe that star quarterback Lamar Jackson will miss at least four more weeks after suffering a new injury in a blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills
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Just one play after returning to the Baltimore Ravens lineup following a three-week absence with a high ankle sprain, quarterback Lamar Jackson injured his right thumb.
The Baltimore quarterback was immediately under pressure from the Buffalo Bills defense and had his right hand jammed by linebacker Greg Rousseau on a pass attempt. He exited the contest, a 36-10 Ravens loss, and never returned.
Coach Jesse Minter announced postgame that Jackson will undergo surgery on his right thumb and will be placed on the injured reserve, meaning he will miss a minimum of four games. Baltimore fans were completely distraught by the news on social media.
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"Who woulda thought the season would play out like this," the top comment on the post of Minter's press conference read. "Feels like every Ravens season ends with the same question, and it's never about the talent," another post read.
Many pointed the finger at general manager Eric DeCosta, claiming he didn't prioritize building a proper offensive line around Jackson.
"EDC has cost Lamar’s career. Negligence at this point. For years has failed to put a proper online around him. EDC needs to GO!" one fan wrote. "BECAUSE WE CAN'T BUILD AN OFFENSIVE LINE TO PROTECT HIM OR THE TWO BACKUPS! FIRE EDC," another wrote.
"Def all Lamar’s fault and not the offensive line's fault and def not the guy who built the offensive line's fault," a different user wrote in gest.
Jackson wasn't the only Ravens quarterback with injury woes on Sunday. Backup Tyler "Snoop" Huntley, who started each of Baltimore's last three games with Jackson out, exited the game with a right toe injury after just four pass attempts.
In came third-string emergency quarterback Joe Fagnano. The undrafted rookie from UConn completed 10 of his 21 passes for 91 yards and an interception against a struggling Bills defense. "Ahhh I waited 7 months for [this] ahhhhhh what did I do to deserve [this]," a different Ravens fan tweeted.
Baltimore has the spine of a good team, having gone 3-1 in Jackson starts entering Sunday. At 4-4, the Ravens now sit in last place in a competitive AFC North.
Perhaps more bittersweet for Baltimore fans is that Jackson teased that he was feeling much better on Friday. "Right now, I'm headed in the right direction," the former MVP shared. "I can't call it right now; I still got a grace period, so we'll see, man, hopefully. But I feel like I'm heading in the right direction right now.