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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Professional Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey will endure foot surgical procedure, delivering a giant hit to the thinnest place on the Baltimore Ravens.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated it has not been decided how lengthy Humphrey shall be sidelined. This has been a “lingering” harm for Humphrey.

“It isn’t going to be a long-term deal,” Harbaugh stated Wednesday.

Accidents have depleted the Ravens at cornerback. Rock Ya-Sin, Baltimore’s different beginning cornerback, has been sidelined since Aug. 3 with a knee harm that’s not thought of to be important.

Different cornerbacks who’ve been sidelined all week are Jalyn Armour-Davis, Arthur Maulet and Damarion Williams, who is predicted to be out till October after having surgical procedure on his left ankle this week. The Ravens additionally misplaced Trayvon Mullen, a 2019 second-round decide by the Raiders, to a season-ending toe harm earlier than camp started.

Baltimore’s prime cornerbacks on the sector Wednesday have been Brandon Stephens, who had been taking part in security in the beginning of coaching camp, and Kevon Seymour, who’s on his fourth crew in his six-year profession.

“We now have guys able to play, and we’ll see what they will do,” Harbaugh stated.

Humphrey, 27, is without doubt one of the Ravens’ finest playmaking cornerbacks ever. A 3-time Professional Bowl defender, he’s one among three gamers in franchise historical past to report double-digit compelled fumbles and interceptions in a profession, together with Corridor of Fame defenders Ray Lewis and Ed Reed.

The Ravens open the season with probably matchups towards rookie quarterbacks in two of the primary three weeks after they face the Houston Texans (C.J. Stroud) in Week 1 and the Indianapolis Colts (Anthony Richardson) in Week 3.