The Baltimore Ravens are suffering from a quarterback crisis since Lamar Jackson didn’t travel to Cincinnati with his team. Further, his chances to start against the Bengals today seem bleak since Jackson has been down with his ankle injury and is in no shape to play.
Moreover, the backup QB Tyler Huntley was listed on the COVID reserve on Saturday, sidelining him for Sunday’s game. Huntley has been the quarterback that John Harbaugh has turned to during the absence of Jackson. However, since both the QBs are out of the game, who will Harbaugh turn to now?
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Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley sidelined against the Bengals
It seems that Josh Johnson is the answer to that question. He is the quarterback that the Ravens signed only last week. Johnson was signed as a backup to Huntley while Jackson was working his way back to fitness from his ankle injury.
Moreover, it seems that there are no other quarterbacks available to the Ravens. Chris Streveler, the Ravens quarterback in the practice squad has also been listed on the COVID reserve list. And it is yet to be known what will the team’s approach be, if by chance their only quarterback Johnson goes down against the Bengals.
Ravens announced that QB Lamar Jackson is not traveling with the team to Cincinnati. Josh Johnson is the only QB making the trip.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 25, 2021
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Who is Josh Johnson?
Josh Johnson is a fifth-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, after leaving the franchise in 2011, he changed a number of franchises throughout this past decade as a football player. And finally, he landed on the Ravens squad as a backup last week. This will be his second stint with the Ravens.
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“I’ve known Josh since he played with my brother at the University of San Diego, many moons ago,” Head Coach John Harbaugh said after the Ravens signed Johnson. “That shows you what a credit it is to Josh’s career.”
Josh Johnson’s football journey is something else. Since being drafted in the fifth round in 2008, he’s changed teams 20 times (including his stints in the AFL, AAF and XFL).
Now he may step in as a starter in what would immediately become the biggest game of his career. https://t.co/TjCPNQ1iSq
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 25, 2021
Luckily Josh has found a place as the starting quarterback for this week. But will the veteran be able to fill in the shoes of Lamar Jackson? We yet have to see. However, what poses a threat to the franchise right now is that there is no replacement to Johnson in case he gets sidelined.
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