Archive · 12 Sep 2026
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.
- When
- The announcement was made Friday; Madubuike will miss Sunday’s opener.
- Where
- The opener is in Indianapolis; Madubuike spoke with reporters in Owings Mills, Maryland.
- Why
- He is still completing his recovery and rebuilding his football conditioning after the injury.
- 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