By james art The Baltimore Ravens defensive end suffered an injury in the first half of the Week 7 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Ravens cornerback Brandon Stevens looked shaken after covering Bucs star Mike Evans down toward the end zone. After Evans dropped the touchdown, the two fell to the ground in the back of the end zone in visible pain.
Stevens returned on Baltimore’s next defensive snap, but Evans was later ruled out for the rest of the game with a hamstring injury.
Even though Stevens was beaten on the route, his presence influenced Evans to make a clean catch that paid off big for Baltimore. A few plays later, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey made an interception in the back of the end zone to end the drive.
Stevens, 26, was originally a third-round pick by the Ravens in the 2021 NFL Draft. He has started 37 of 54 regular-season games for Baltimore since his rookie year while totaling 217 tackles (162 solo), 26 pass breakups and two interceptions. He started both of Baltimore’s playoff games last season, totaling 12 tackles in those contests.
He recently talked about the inconsistencies of the defense this season.
“If teams want to believe, they can believe the numbers they want and they can think it’s going to be a no-brainer,” Stevens said. “But at the same time, we have to go out there and do what we do and make it as difficult as possible for the quarterback and the receivers.”
Unfortunately for the Ravens, the secondary suffered another injury in the first half as the aforementioned Humphrey suffered a knee injury that made him questionable to return for the second half.
The Ravens will face the Cleveland Browns in Week 8.
Be sure to bookmark the Baltimore Ravens on SI for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and more!