The turf toe injury that knocked Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley out of a loss to the Bills in Week 8 will shelve him for the rest of the season, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Huntley will undergo surgery, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN. He should join Ravens starting quarterback Lamar Jackson on IR sometime soon.
The Ravens have lost three straight, but they remain in the AFC playoff picture at 4-4. However, they could have difficulty staying afloat without their top two quarterbacks. Jackson suffered a thumb injury on the Ravens’ first offensive play against the Bills and might not return this season. Huntley came on in relief, but he lasted just 10 snaps before exiting with his injury. The Ravens then turned to emergency third QB Joe Fagnano, an undrafted rookie who struggled in a 36-10 blowout.
Worsening matters for the Ravens, the extreme adversity they are dealing with at the game’s most important position comes during a short week. They are gearing up to face the 5-2 Jaguars, one of the NFL’s best teams, on Thursday night. Fagnano will make his first career start.
Scrambling for healthy options behind Fagnano, the Ravens signed Kedon Slovis off the Packers’ practice squad and added Austin Reed to their p-squad earlier this week. Baltimore will make do with that untested trio for now, but the team could acquire a more established signal-caller ahead of the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Jacoby Brissett, whom the Cardinals demoted from first- to third-string duties in the wake of a Week 8 benching, is one potential target.
Looking ahead to 2027, Huntley is slated to remain in Baltimore for the last season of a two-year, $5MM contract. In five appearances (three starts) this season, the 28-year-old completed 69.1 of passes, averaged 6.6 yards per attempt, threw four touchdowns against one interception, and posted a 95.5 rating. Huntley also added 76 yards and a score on 18 rushing attempts.