OWINGS MILLS, Md. — With the preseason opener still over a week away, the season-ending injuries keep coming for the Ravens as rookie offensive lineman Nico Siragusa tore three knee ligaments in Tuesday’s practice.
According to NFL Network, the fourth-round pick from San Diego State suffered tears to the ACL, MCL, and PCL of his left knee in a pileup during an 11-on-11 goal-line drill. Siragusa confirmed the news of the devastating injury via his Twitter account as he becomes the seventh Baltimore player lost for the season since June 1, a staggering development for a team seeking its first playoff berth since 2014.
Siragusa was the first offensive player taken by the Ravens in the 2017 draft and was expected to serve as interior depth for an offensive line with new starters at center and right tackle. His injury comes less than a week after fourth-year lineman John Urschel surprisingly announced his retirement from football, leaving the Ravens very thin at both center and guard.
Head coach John Harbaugh did not have an immediate update on Siragusa’s condition after Tuesday’s workout, but he confirmed tight end Crockett Gillmore was likely to miss the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn MCL in his right knee Monday. Second-year cornerback Maurice Canady is also out indefinitely after knee surgery, but he could still return this season, according to Harbaugh.
Undrafted rookie wideout Quincy Adeboyejo was carted off the field Tuesday morning with what appeared to be a back ailment.
Wide receiver Breshad Perriman left Tuesday’s practice early with what Harbaugh described as hamstring tightness that wasn’t believed to be serious. The 2015 first-round pick tweaked the hamstring while running a pass route and consulted with head athletic trainer Mark Smith for several minutes before walking to the locker room less than an hour into the session.
Quarterback Joe Flacco (back), wide receiver Kenny Bell (hamstring), cornerback Sheldon Price (undisclosed), and center Brandon Kublanow (undisclosed) were absent on Tuesday. As expected, wide receiver and return specialist Michael Campanaro (toe) returned to practice after being activated from the physically unable to perform list.
