Baltimore Ravens backup quarterback Robert Griffin III fractured his right thumb in practice on Saturday and will miss at least a few weeks, according to multiple reports.
ESPN reports Griffin will miss four to eight weeks, while The Athletic reports the team is optimistic Griffin will be ready for the season opener on Sept. 8 in Miami.
Griffin’s hand hit the helmet of linebacker Tim Williams while following through on a throw during practice. Griffin confirmed to reporters afterward that he’d hurt the thumb on his throwing hand and had gotten X-rays, but declined to offer more details.
“We’ll see what happened with that. Everybody say a prayer,” head coach John Harbaugh told reporters. “I don’t think it’s bad, but say a prayer on that one.”
Griffin, 29, is entering his second season as the backup in Baltimore. He played briefly in Weeks 13 and 14 last season, first while Lamar Jackson was evaluated for a concussion in Atlanta and then after Jackson hurt his ankle late in Kansas City. Griffin finished 2 of 6 for 21 yards.
The former No. 2 overall pick of the Washington Redskins and offensive rookie of the year in 2012, Griffin hasn’t started a game since going 1-4 with the Cleveland Browns in 2016. He did not play in the regular season in 2015 or 2017.
