4 Ravens Players Unavailable Amid COVID-19 Concerns

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The Baltimore Ravens will be without four players ahead of their clash with the Detroit Lions on Sunday, due to the concerned players being placed on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday.

Pro Bowl outside linebacker Justin Houston will be missing from the team sheet, along with outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson, nose tackle Brandon Williams, and defensive tackle Justin Madubuike.

Ferguson tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, while Houston, Williams, and Madubuike were forced into isolation due to being high-risk close contacts in recent days.

According to NFL guidelines, Ferguson will need to produce two negative COVID-19 test results 24 hours apart in order to avoid a mandatory quarantine if he is vaccinated, so long as he is asymptomatic. If unvaccinated, Ferguson will have no choice but to undergo a 10-day mandatory quarantine.

In the case of close contacts, the NFL stipulated that unvaccinated close contacts would have to stay away from the rest of the team for five days. Vaccinated close contacts are not expected to keep a distance from the team.

Ahead of the Lions game, the Ravens’ defense has been spread thin, with only two healthy outside linebackers (Odafe Oweh and Tyus Bowser) and three defensive linemen (Calais Campbell, Justin Ellis, and Broderick Washington) available for selection.

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