Ravens lose offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley for the season

OWINGS MILLS – The offensive tackle of Pro bowl of the Baltimore Ravens, Ronnie Stanley, will undergo a surgery at left ankle which will end its season for the second year in a row.

Stanley, 27, announced that he will be out for the rest of the season after the Ravens they placed it in the injured reserve list. Will undergo surgery this Tuesday, according to a source.

“At this moment, my ankle it’s not where it should be, “he declared Stanley it’s a statement. “This is the best decision not only for my health, but also for the team in the long term. I look forward to helping my team off the bench this season and coming back fully healthy in 2022.”

This is the last blow for the Ravens, who now lead the NFL with 17 players in the injured reserve list. The Ravens they expected that Stanley came back fully healthy this season, that’s why they traded the offensive tackle from Pro bowl, Orlando Brown, to the Kansas City Chiefs before the draft.

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Alejandro Villanueva, a six-year starter with the Pittsburgh Steelers, will continue to start at left tackle and protect Lamar Jackson’s blind side for the Ravens, who have the best record in the AFC at 5-1.

Stanley, elected to the first All-Pro team and Pro bowl In 2019, the ankle for the first time two days before signing a five-year, $ 98.75 million contract extension. Last season, he missed the last 10 games after breaking the left ankle on November 1 against the Steelers. Steelers linebacker TJ Watt accidentally rolled onto the back of the leg of Stanley while trying to capture Jackson.

Stanley, the second highest paid offensive tackle in the NFL, underwent two surgerys in his ankle before the season. After being sidelined for the entire offseason and the first nine games of training camp, Stanley He played again in the Week 1 game against Las Vegas, but had visible problems. He hadn’t played since. Stanley represents the third biggest hit in the salary cap of the Ravens with 10 million.

Drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 draft, Stanley has been the best left tackle of the Ravens from Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden.

“This is not what I wanted or expected before the season,” he said. Stanley. “Over the past year, I did everything I could to be 100 percent healthy and be able to play for our team and city.”

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