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Baltimore coach says he doesn't think Jackson's injury will be 'crazy long term'

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Trister, N. (2026, October 5). Baltimore coach says he doesn't think Jackson's injury will be 'crazy long term'. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/baltimore-coach-says-he-doesn-t-think-jackson-s-injury-will-be-crazy-long-term/article_0a1d99b1-1207-54bb-9dc0-dfbe4f01f415.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-05 · by Noah Trister

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Ravens coach Jesse Minter provided an update on quarterback Lamar Jackson's injured ankle, saying they are still gathering information but does not anticipate a long-term absence. Jackson was sidelined after taking a sack late in Sunday’s game against Tennessee, which the Ravens won 24-18. The team is optimistic about Jackson's recovery given his history of quick returns from similar injuries.
Written by AI on 2026-10-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Sunday, Lamar Jackson left the Baltimore Ravens' game against the Tennessee Titans with an ankle injury. In the first half, Jackson completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns before being tackled on a sack that appeared to hurt his ankle. He did not return in the second half as backup quarterback Tyler Huntley took over; Baltimore won the game 24-18 despite going scoreless after halftime. Coach Jesse Minter stated Jackson's injury is "not crazy long term," but an MRI revealed concerns, suggesting he could miss multiple upcoming games. The Ravens' next opponent is the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night.

Written for “Lamar Jackson Ankle Injury Updates” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Lamar Jackson Ankle Injury Updates
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Hedges 0 of 10 claims Outlet record 66/100
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 9 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles discuss different events related to Lamar Jackson, one about a social media post referencing an old incident involving Daejon Love and another about his injured ankle.”
New York Post
Hedges 5 of 32 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles discuss different players and injuries from distinct teams.”
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 8 claims Outlet record 64/100
“Article A describes Jackson leaving the game with an ankle injury, while Article B reports on the coach's comments about the injury the next day.”
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 32 claims Outlet record 64/100
NBC News
Hedges 1 of 19 claims Outlet record 60/100
“Article A describes Jackson exiting the game with an injury, while Article B reports on updates and comments made by the coach about Jackson's injury status post-game.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 5 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss Lamar Jackson's ankle injury from Sunday's game against Tennessee, they describe different points in time regarding updates and potential impact on future games.”
Toronto Star
Hedges 0 of 19 claims Outlet record 64/100
“Article A reports on the game itself, while Article B covers an update from the coach about Jackson's injury after the game.”
Fox News
Hedges 4 of 37 claims Outlet record 69/100
“The first article describes Jackson leaving the game due to an injured ankle, while the second article reports on the coach's comments about the injury the next day. They cover related events but not the exact same specific incident.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 28 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe injuries and updates for different quarterbacks from different teams.”
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Who wrote this

Noah Trister
33 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 “Jared will take over everything to do with our internal players, our internal coaches.
🔮 “Going through the process one play at a time will result in the way we want it to go.”
🔮 But at the same time, you have to be healthy enough to play and that’s how we would really treat any player.”
🔮 Now the updates on Lamar Jackson’s status — vague as they may be — take on even more significance.
🔮 Malik Washington’s second touchdown pass of the game, a 10-yarder to DeJuan Williams, brought Maryland back within seven with 2:17 to play.
🔮 OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson will miss a second straight game this weekend because of his ankle injury.
🔮 Ovechkin announced earlier in the week that this season would be the last in the NHL for the league’s career leader in goals.
🔮 The 41-year-old Ovechkin announced earlier this week this would be his final season.
🔮 Jesse Minter, in his first season as Baltimore’s coach, said Monday he didn’t think the injury would be “crazy long term” — but it’s hard to know what, if anything, to read into that.
🔮 The vibes have been better to start this season, but if Jackson is out for a significant amount of time that could change.
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Topics

Baltimore Baltimore Ravens Md. OWINGS MILLS Ravens

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Jackson PERSON · 5× Baltimore GPE · 3× Minter PERSON · 2× Ravens ORG · 2× Baltimore Ravens ORG · 1× Jesse Minter PERSON · 1× Lamar Jackson PERSON · 1× Md. GPE · 1× OWINGS MILLS GPE · 1× Tennessee GPE · 1×

Narrative

The Ravens have other injury concerns coming out of Sunday’s game as well: Cornerback Marlon Humphrey (calf), guard Andrew Vorhees (foot) and tight end Durham Smythe (Achilles tendon) all left the game and didn’t return. ___
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🔮 The vibes have been better to start this season, but if Jackson is out for a significant amount of time that could change.

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Baltimore Ravens coach Jesse Minter had little in the way of an update Monday on star quarterback Lamar Jackson’s injured ankle. asserted
Minter → have → ankle
“We’re still gathering a lot of the information and the imaging and things like that. asserted
We → gather → that
Just dealing with a little bit of an ankle and we’ll kind of see where that shakes out,” Minter said. asserted
Minter → deal → ankle
“Full trust and confidence in him, that when it’s ready to roll that we’ll roll.” asserted
we → ’ → him
Jackson took a sack late in the first half of Sunday’s 24-18 win over Tennessee. asserted
Jackson → take → Tennessee
His left ankle seemed to roll under a defender. asserted
ankle → seem → defender
He posted “ouch” on social media Monday after another account had posted video of the play. asserted
account → post → play
Baltimore (3-1) held on to win the game but didn’t score a point with Tyler Huntley playing quarterback in place of Jackson. asserted
Huntley → hold → Jackson
Jackson missed four games last season, and Baltimore’s 2021 and 2022 seasons also were derailed by injuries to the two-time NFL MVP. asserted
seasons → miss → MVP
Last season, Jackson also was injured in Week 4 and he didn’t play again until Week 9. asserted
he → injure → Week
The Ravens started 1-5, and although the team rallied, Baltimore fell short of the postseason at 8-9. asserted
Baltimore → start → 8
The vibes have been better to start this season, but if Jackson is out for a significant amount of time that could change. uncertain
that → start → time
“I really don’t think it’s going to be crazy long term, but we’ll see what happens,” Minter said. asserted
Minter → think → ?
The Ravens have other injury concerns coming out of Sunday’s game as well: Cornerback Marlon Humphrey (calf), guard Andrew Vorhees (foot) and tight end Durham Smythe (Achilles tendon) all left the game and didn’t return. ___ asserted
Humphrey → have → game
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