{"id":1903,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1903","headline":"Ravens turn to undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano after Jackson, Huntley injuries","dek":"Baltimore faces a strong Jacksonville team on Thursday night with its third-string quarterback starting, while questions swirl about Lamar Jackson's future with the team.","body":"The Baltimore Ravens enter Thursday night's game against Jacksonville with a quarterback situation nobody saw coming two months ago. Lamar Jackson dislocated his right thumb on his first play back from an ankle injury last Sunday, and backup Tyler Huntley then injured his toe in the same game. Both are now on injured reserve.\n\nThat leaves Joe Fagnano, an undrafted rookie who was largely unknown outside of preseason football circles until this week, as Baltimore's starting quarterback against a Jaguars team that is playing well. Help is reportedly on the way for next week, with the Ravens said to be finalizing a deal for Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett, but that does nothing for Fagnano's first career start on Thursday.\n\nBeyond the immediate scramble, Jackson's injury has reopened bigger questions about his long-term future in Baltimore. He is under contract for one more season, and the Ravens cannot use the franchise or transition tag to keep him from reaching unrestricted free agency in March 2028. Contract extension talks stalled earlier this year for reasons neither side has explained, and some analysts are now openly asking whether Jackson has played his last game for the franchise.","published_at":"2026-11-05T22:49:59.635323+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL Thursday Night Football preview: Ravens to start rookie Joe Fagnano at QB vs. Jaguars","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/nfl-thursday-night-football-preview-ravens-to-start-rookie-joe-fagnano-at-qb-vs-jaguars-142237247.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Ravens vs. Jaguars: Does Lamar Jackson-less Baltimore have any chance in 'TNF' matchup?","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-vs-jaguars-how-to-watch-odds-spread-prediction/"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Lamar Jackson's latest injury raises obvious questions about his future in Baltimore","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/lamar-jacksons-latest-injury-raises-obvious-questions-about-his-future-in-baltimore"},{"outlet":"Front Office Sports","publisher":"Front Office Sports","title":"Is the Lamar Jackson Era Over in Baltimore?","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/article/lamar-jackson-baltimore-contract-standoff-huntley-brissett/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ravens might 'have to' consider trading Lamar Jackson, but there's 1 huge problem","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ravens-might-consider-trading-lamar-171431054.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Derrick Henry is Staring at a Big Threat in Week 9’s Ravens-Jaguars Game","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/derrick-henry-staring-big-threat-210001088.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Baltimore Ravens getting new quarterback through trade with Cardinals","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/baltimore-ravens-getting-quarterback-trade-211312430.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ravens’ Kyle Hamilton Had an NSFW-Laced Reaction Amid Brutal QB Situation","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ravens-kyle-hamilton-had-nsfw-224016574.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Why isn't Lamar Jackson playing today? 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The case for and against it","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ravens-move-lamar-jackson-2026-200040575.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ravens place Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley on IR, sign Austin Reed","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ravens-place-lamar-jackson-tyler-211008287.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ravens officially place Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley on IR with thumb, turf toe injuries","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/ravens-officially-place-lamar-jackson-tyler-huntley-on-ir-with-thumb-turf-toe-injuries-212439146.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ravens place QBs Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley on injured reserve","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ravens-place-qbs-lamar-jackson-222656064.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Week 9 game discussion","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/baltimore-ravens-vs-jacksonville-jaguars-000000285.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1748a76/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F659%2F479%2Fnbc_pftpm_brisettravens_261104.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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