He tore his meniscus while training. It usually takes 6-8 weeks for recovery, but the Ravens won’t know for sure until after he has surgery today. Meanwhile, Bobby Rainey is reportedly rejoining the team.
I'm worried about this too, but I think he is probably the most talented player we have at the position, has showed a good work ethic and has versatility. Could just a bit like Perriman getting off to a slow start, or could be like Camapnaro where everything just gets in his way, and I doubt he's like Matt Elam. 6-8 weeks for a meniscus surgery recovery means he didn't have simple arthroscopy (removing debris) which takes 2-4 weeks and opted for the ACRO procedure (repairing cartilage rather than remove). It has a better long-term prognosis for his career and performance. I'm cautiously optimistic he'll be our guy by week 8.
I'm not worried. Outside if practice time for Dixon, this isn't really a hindrance. It's a 6-8 week recovery time. As of now, we're about 6 weeks from week 1 AND he has a 4 week suspension. The only question is how quickly he gets back up to speed.
If I'm not mistaken he must serve that suspension as soon as he is healthy. I guess there is an outside chance he can be "cleared" with 4 weeks to go in the season and serve it out then if they have a IR designated to return spot remaining, but I doubt it.
It's being reported he can serve his suspension while injured/on IR. He just won't get paid during the suspension like he would if he was just injured
