The Ravens have positioned tight finish Charlie Kolar (arm) and nickel cornerback Arthur Maulet (calf/knee) on injured reserve.
Kolar and Maulet will miss a minimum of 4 video games and won’t be eligible to return till Week 18 towards the Cleveland Browns.
Kolar broke his arm in Monday night time’s 30-23 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, in accordance with Head Coach John Harbaugh. He suffered the damage early within the fourth quarter however nonetheless completed the sport, per the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Kolar had not missed a sport this season as a precious blocker within the run sport and an everyday contributor on particular groups. He additionally broke unfastened for a pair huge performs, together with a key 55-yard catch towards the Bengals.
The Ravens have the NFL’s deepest tight finish group that features Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely, with Pro Bowl fullback Pat Ricard additionally a punishing blocker. However, Kolar’s taking part in time has elevated over the past 4 weeks, and he noticed a season excessive 49.2% of the offensive snaps towards the Chargers.
It has been a tough season for Maulet, who has not practiced since Nov. 13 and has been restricted to only three video games on account of accidents. He was one of many Ravens’ high defensive gamers in summer time practices however suffered a knee damage in coaching camp that required arthroscopic knee surgical procedure and sidelined him for the primary seven video games.
In different roster strikes, the Ravens didn’t activate nostril deal with Michael Pierce (calf) from injured reserve forward of Sunday’s sport towards the Philadelphia Eagles. The Ravens have a bye in Week 14, giving Pierce an additional week to arrange for Week 15 towards the New York Giants.
Linebacker William Kwenkeu and defensive finish Chris Wormley have been elevated from the apply squad for Sunday’s sport.
