Ravens Name Rookie Joe Fagnano Starting QB as Jackson and Huntley Are Both Hurt
Photo: CBS SportsUndrafted rookie quarterback Joe Fagnano will make his first NFL start Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars, with Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley both injured, coach Jesse Minter announced Tuesday. Fagnano, 25, who played college football at UConn and Maine, made his debut in Sunday's 36-10 loss at Buffalo, going 10 of 21 for 91 yards with an interception. Jackson left that game with a thumb injury and is expected to miss significant time. Huntley was hurt as well, and sources told ESPN and NFL Network that tests showed a season-ending turf toe injury. Fagnano is also dealing with an ankle injury and did not practice Tuesday. Behind him, the Ravens have Kedon Slovis, signed Tuesday, and Austin Reed, on the practice squad. It is unclear whether the team will trade for a quarterback.
The right-leaning New York Post frames the story as a crisis, calling the Huntley news a nightmare and saying the season hangs in the balance. It adds that defensive lineman Ed Oliver rolled Huntley up in the second quarter, that Fagnano wore a brace and heavy tape Tuesday, and that Jackson is expected to go on injured reserve. The Washington Times runs a straightforward start-announcement headline. The left-leaning CBS News leads with Fagnano's first start and quotes him on the injuries to Jackson and Huntley, and quotes Minter on how Fagnano earned his chance through preseason reps. It omits the Oliver tackle and the trade question. Both sides agree on the score, stats and quarterback depth chart. Among alternative outlets, Yahoo Sports asks whether the Ravens will trade Derrick Henry, an angle the others lack, while ESPN focuses on sourcing Huntley's injury.
How the sides differ Right sources stress a season-threatening quarterback crisis and Fagnano's ankle; left sources center the rookie's path and quotes; alternative sources raise a Derrick Henry trade and Huntley's injury.
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CBS News leads with Fagnano's first career start and quotes Fagnano on his injured teammates and Minter on how the undrafted rookie earned reps.
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Yahoo Sports asks whether the Ravens might trade running back Derrick Henry, while ESPN reports Huntley's season-ending turf toe injury citing sources.
The New York Post stresses a crisis with a nightmare framing, adding Huntley's injury details, Fagnano's ankle and trade uncertainty; the Washington Times runs a straightforward start announcement.