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Nnamdi Madubuike Misses Ravens Opener, Nears Return From Injury
Nnamdi Madubuike is a football player for the Baltimore Ravens.
He will not play in the team’s first game this Sunday.
The game is against Indianapolis.
Madubuike missed much of last season because of a neck injury.
His coach says he is very close to being ready.
The Ravens kept him on their 53-man roster.
Madubuike says his recovery has followed a normal injury process.
He is practicing and working to get used to playing football again.
Baltimore defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike will not play in Sunday’s opener at Indianapolis.
Coach Jesse Minter said Madubuike is “really, really close” to returning.
Madubuike missed most of last season with a neck injury but made Baltimore’s 53-man roster.
The two-time Pro Bowler said he always expected to return despite rumors about his future.
Madubuike has been limited in practice while working to regain his football conditioning.
- Who
- Baltimore defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike and Ravens coach Jesse Minter.
- What
- Madubuike will miss Baltimore’s season opener but is nearing a return from a neck injury.
- Where
- The opener is in Indianapolis; Madubuike spoke with reporters in Owings Mills, Maryland.
- When
- The announcement was made Friday; Madubuike will miss Sunday’s opener.
- Why
- He is still completing his recovery and rebuilding his football conditioning after the injury.
Key facts
- Player
- Nnamdi Madubuike
- Team
- Baltimore Ravens
- Status
- Out for Sunday’s opener at Indianapolis
- Injury
- Neck injury
- Last season
- Missed most of the season
- Career sacks
- 30 in six years with Baltimore
- 2023 sacks
- 13
- Contract
- Signed a four-year extension before the 2024 season
Quotes
Nnamdi Madubuike
Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman
“There are a lot of rumors out there, but I always knew I was going to be back. It was just a process of coming back just like any other injury. This was my time in which I had to deal with it. I went through it, and now we are here.”
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“There is no way to get back in football shape until you are out there playing football over and over and over again. You can run all the hills you want. You can run all the down-and-backs.”
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Jesse Minter
Baltimore Ravens head coach
“Nnamdi is not going to play this game. He is really, really close. It has been a great process for him to return from the injury that he had, feel great about where he is at, but we are not going to play him this week.”
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