The Baltimore Ravens have been ravaged by injuries in recent years to key players on offense including Lamar Jackson and star wide receiver Rashod Bateman. And unfortunately, it seems like their injury luck has carried over to the 2023 season.
Baltimore took on the Houston Texans in their season opener, where they started things off on the right foot in the first quarter as the Ravens would take control of the game early with a four-yard rushing touchdown from star running back JK Dobbins.
This would unfortunately be where the good news would end for Dobbins, as he would go down with an injury early in the third quarter that certainly looked like a bad one.
JK Dobbins ankle video
Looks like he got it rolled up on. Hopefully not serious pic.twitter.com/Bat5zxmLnL
— Adam Hutchison (@TheRealAdam_H) September 10, 2023
Dobbins would need help from the Ravens training staff to walk back to the locker room.
https://twitter.com/bobbybaltimoree/status/1700946442372714975
The initial report on his injury is devastating for Dobbins and the Ravens. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Ravens fear that Dobbins has suffered a torn Achilles on this play.
#Ravens RB JK Dobbins is feared to have suffered a torn Achilles, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. A crushing injury. He’ll have an MRI to confirm.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 10, 2023
There will still be an MRI to confirm this news, but fans are undoubtedly upset about this very unfortunate news on Dobbins.
Man my heart aches for JK. Prayers to him. 🙏 https://t.co/XOdrQznZpT
— RAMEY (@HoodieRamey) September 10, 2023
One of the most unluckiest players I've witnessed in all of sports https://t.co/pPLfWH7UXO
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) September 10, 2023
The test for a torn Achilles can be done right on the field. It takes 5 seconds, and is obvious.
If they fear he tore it, he tore it.
Awful. Hope the story changes. https://t.co/UWJqVSIRrw
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) September 10, 2023
This is why I'd never blame a running back—Dobbins included—for drawing a hard line in a contract squabble. Window to make money is so short, and something like this can close it in a way it wouldn't at other positions. https://t.co/ApRZ86uh1M
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 10, 2023
Just so soul crushing
Save the “injury prone” comments for someone else Dobbins was the middling ranked RB set to explode this year and it was obvious with his 3 down workload and goal line role on a dominant rushing team
Would draft him 10/10 times again. Hopefully the MRI… https://t.co/5FRGxV3ekg
— The Fantasy Guru (@FantasyAdvice99) September 10, 2023
If Dobbins does indeed have a torn Achilles, you have to feel for him considering his rough injury history. He missed the entirety of the 2021 season due to a torn ACL, and missed a large portion of the 2022 season with a hamstring injury.
Hopefully Dobbins gets a better diagnosis after an MRI, but it could be a brutal blow to the Ravens offense. On the bright side for Ravens fans, they did come away with a 25-9 victory over the Texans to start their season 1-0.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.