Prior to Baltimore’s Week 8 game, Jackson was initially listed as a full participant on Friday’s injury report and questionable to play against Chicago. On Saturday, Baltimore updated his Friday practice participation to “limited” and downgraded the quarterback to out.
“Lamar Jackson was present for and participated fully in our entire Friday practice ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bears,” the Ravens said at the time. “Upon further evaluation today and after conferring with the league office, because Lamar didn’t take starter reps in practice, we updated our report to reflect his practice participation.”
Jackson, in fact, practiced with the scout team on Friday, an indication he was not ready to return to action.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said on Monday that the team’s injury list mix-up was an “honest mistake.” After an investigation, the NFL concluded that to be the case.
Baltimore fully cooperated with the investigation, which the league ultimately determined was the result of negligence and not an attempt to gain a competitive advantage. If the investigation had determined the violation was intentional or competitive in nature, the discipline would have been more significant, including the potential loss of draft picks.
With Jackson sidelined in Week 8, backup QB Tyler Huntley led the Ravens to a 30-16 win over the Bears. Ahead of their Week 9 game, Jackson fully participated in practice all week and had no injury designation.
Jackson threw four touchdowns in his return on Thursday evening, a 28-6 win over the Dolphins.