Ravens rule out Lamar Jackson (hamstring) for Sunday; 2-time MVP will miss a 3rd straight game

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson will miss a third consecutive game with a hamstring injury when the Baltimore Ravens host the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

The Ravens ruled Jackson out Saturday, while also saying he was not in fact a full participant in practice the previous day. Jackson was initially listed as a full participant Friday — and questionable for Sunday's game. But now the team has downgraded him to out — and said he was actually limited Friday.

“Lamar Jackson was present for and participated fully in our entire Friday practice ahead of Sunday's game against the Bears,” the Ravens said in a statement. “Upon further evaluation today and after conferring with the league office, because Lamar didn't take starter reps in practice, we updated our report to reflect his practice participation.”

A league spokesman said the NFL would look into the matter, which it does whenever there's a change in a player's status.

According to league policy, full participation means 100% of a player's normal repetitions. For example, a player who participates with the scout team during the team portion of practice would still be considered limited if his normal reps would have been with the starters were it not for his injury.

Baltimore (1-5) has little margin for error after a poor start to the season. The Ravens lost to Houston and the Los Angeles Rams without Jackson, and even an open date last weekend wasn't enough for them to get the two-time MVP back.

Tyler Huntley is expected to start Sunday in Jackson's place after Cooper Rush was the starter against the Texans and Rams.

Shortly after Jackson was ruled out, BetMGM Sportsbook had Baltimore as a 1 1/2-point favorite over the Bears. The Ravens were favored by about a touchdown earlier in the week.

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