Ravens' Lamar Jackson undergoes thumb surgery; coach Jesse Minter breaks silence

Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun on Nov 13, 2026

Published in Football

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BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson underwent surgery on an injury to the right thumb of his throwing hand, the team said Friday morning.

Jackson’s recovery timeline is 6 to 10 weeks, but it is unclear whether he will return this season with just eight games remaining in the regular season.

“Lamar is doing well as he recovers from the broken and dislocated thumb injury he suffered in Week 8,” coach Jesse Minter said in a statement. “Recovery timelines are challenging to predict, but injuries like this that require surgery typically take about 6-10 weeks to heal.”

It’s unclear when he had the procedure.

Minter had previously declined to discuss specifics about the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player’s injury.

Jackson, 29 and in his ninth season, suffered the injury two weeks ago against the Buffalo Bills on the first play of his first game back after missing three straight games because of an ankle injury.

He left the game and did not return in the eventual 36-10 loss at Highmark Stadium.

It was the second time this season he suffered a significant injury.

In a Week 4 win over the Tennessee Titans, he injured his left ankle on a sack by defensive end Jermaine Johnson II late in the second quarter and did not return. He missed the next three games.

Baltimore went 1-2 in that span with Tyler “Snoop” Huntley starting.

Jackson then returned against the Bills, but on his first play from scrimmage, his right hand struck the arm of edge rusher Greg Rousseau on a pass attempt to wide receiver Zay Flowers. The ball landed short of Flowers, and Jackson immediately went to the sideline in pain and left the field with a towel covering his mangled thumb.

He returned to the sideline in street clothes and with a plastic brace on his right hand.

Huntley came off the bench to relieve him but suffered a season-ending toe injury in the second quarter. Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano finished the game as the Ravens’ quarterback and, with an injured right ankle, made his first career start four days later against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Baltimore lost, 33-10.

Minter said earlier this week that he would keep any conversations about Jackson between himself and the quarterback. When specifically asked if Jackson had suffered a broken and dislocated thumb, he also declined to answer.

That led to speculation about whether Jackson had yet to undergo surgery and whether he could be back in time for the end of the season if the Ravens (4-5) were in the playoff hunt.

“He is doing everything he can to get back, and we will let his progress guide the timing of his return,” Minter said in the statement. “We are committed to playing our best football over the second half of the season.”

The Ravens traded last week for Arizona Cardinals veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett, in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick. Brissett will start for Baltimore on Monday night against the Chargers.