Ravens place DT Madubuike on injured reserve

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Baltimore Ravens placed Nnamdi Madubuike connected injured reserve connected Saturday, which creates much uncertainty astir the Pro Bowl antiaircraft tackle's cervix injury.

Madubuike volition present miss astatine slightest the adjacent 4 games, but the Ravens person been vague astir erstwhile helium could return. Earlier this week, manager John Harbaugh acknowledged that he's "concerned" that this could beryllium a semipermanent wounded but wasn't allowed to remark immoderate further.

Harbaugh said Friday that helium didn't person immoderate further accusation connected Madubuike different than helium would miss Sunday's crippled astatine Kansas City, adding, "That's arsenic acold arsenic I tin authorities with certainty astatine this point."

The nonaccomplishment of Madubuike is simply a immense 1 for Baltimore, which ranks past successful the NFL successful defence for the archetypal clip since 2021. The Ravens besides fertile 30th successful tally defence and 31st against the pass.

With Madubuike sidelined successful Monday night's 38-30 nonaccomplishment to the Detroit Lions, the Ravens allowed 207 yards rushing betwixt the tackles, which is the astir they've allowed successful a crippled since ESPN began tracking the stat successful 2006. Baltimore besides didn't grounds a sack successful a crippled for the archetypal clip successful 4 years. Madubuike's 21.5 sacks since the commencement of the 2023 play are the astir by an NFL antiaircraft tackle implicit that span.

Madubuike, 27, had played successful 55 consecutive games earlier injuring his cervix successful a 41-17 triumph implicit the Cleveland Browns connected Sept. 14, though the Ravens are inactive unsure erstwhile helium got hurt. He developed symptoms aft the crippled and underwent further testing.

A Pro Bowl subordinate the past 2 seasons, Madubuike is successful the 2nd twelvemonth of a four-year, $98 cardinal declaration that includes $75.5 cardinal guaranteed.

In summation to Madubuike, Baltimore besides placed antiaircraft extremity Broderick Washington (ankle) connected injured reserve, which means the Ravens volition beryllium without 2 starting antiaircraft linemen for a agelong that includes games astatine the Chiefs and location against the Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears.

Baltimore signed antiaircraft extremity Brent Urban and choky extremity Zaire Mitchell-Paden to the 53-man roster and elevated antiaircraft tackle C.J. Okoye and chemoreceptor tackle Josh Tupou from the signifier squad.

The Ravens are looking to debar their archetypal 1-3 commencement successful 10 years erstwhile they look the Chiefs connected Sunday.