Timetable six months for Jimmy Smith's recovery from Lisfranc injury

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Breaking his silence for the first time since undergoing season-ending foot surgery two weeks ago, Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith revealed he’ll need six months to recover from what was diagnosed as a Lisfranc injury.
The injury suffered against the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 26 cut short what was shaping up to be a Pro Bowl season for the 2011 first-round pick as he collected 28 tackles, eight pass breakups, and an interception in eight games this year. Despite the initial disappointment of discovering the injury was worse than initially feared, Smith is confident he will bounce back strong in 2015.
Smith’s injury was originally diagnosed as a mid-foot sprain that would keep him out for a few weeks, but a followup visit determined ligaments in the middle of the foot were damaged to the point of needing surgery to repair them. He was officially placed on injured reserve on Nov. 8.
“It just makes it difficult, period, just the fact that I can’t be out here with my teammates and help contribute,” said Smith, who is currently moving around with the assistance of a small scooter. “Like I said, it’s an injury. Everybody deals with [it] in the league. I’m not too stressed. No matter how great this season was, I was happy that I got to play as along as I did this season. I’m happy that it didn’t happen the first three games or something. Like I said, you live with it; you get over it. I’ll be back.”
The 26-year-old is under contract for the 2015 season after the Ravens elected to use a fifth-year option worth $6.898 million in base salary. Considering he has a sixth-month recovery ahead of him, Smith figures to be ready to go well ahead of the start of training camp next summer.
With their top cornerback lost for the year, the Ravens have turned to former reserve safety Anthony Levine and veteran cornerback Danny Gorrer to pick up the slack opposite starter Lardarius Webb in the base defense.