Why is Lamar Jackson not playing today? Latest injury update and return timeline

Cooper Rush is playing as the Baltimore Ravens QB in place of Lamar Jackson in the game against Los Angeles Rams.

Updated on: Oct 13, 2025, 01:45:34 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Lamar Jackson is out of the Baltimore Ravens squad for the Sunday game. Cooper Rush is playing instead of the 28-year-old MVP quarterback. Ravens are facing the Los Angeles Rams at the M&T Bank Stadium.

Coach John Harbaugh confirmed that Cooper Rush would be making his second start for the Ravens in place of Lamar Jackson. (Getty Images via AFP)

Coach John Harbaugh confirmed that Cooper Rush would be making his second start for the Ravens, following the team's practice on Friday. “We believe in 'Coop,' and we believe in what we have,” WR Zay Flowers said, adding, “We believe in our team, so I think we'll be alright.,” as per ESPN.

Lamar Jackson injury and recovery updates

Jackson is out following a hamstring injury. He suffered the injury during Week 4 in the game against Kansas City Chiefs.

The Ravens have been very quiet about his return though now the expectation is that he will be back after missing consecutive games ahead of his team's bye week. The bye week gives Jackson and additional seven days to recover.

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ESPN's Adam Schefter, on Sunday, said on X that Ravens' head coach stated Jackson is expected to return after the bye week.

Hamstring injuries can take from a few days to a few months to recover from, as per Cleveland Clinic. Given that Jackson sustained his injury on September 29, he's had some time off and could be fit for the Week 8 game against Chicago Bears.

Speaking about the same, Cooper Rush said “Lamar is doing everything he can. He's around, still keeping engaged in the meetings and things like that. [He is] trying to get that body right and get it going. He is in here every day doing all he can,” as per ESPN.

Jackson has played four games with the Ravens in the 2025 NFL season during which he recorded 869 passing yards (25th in the league), 10 passing touchdowns (tied for 3rd), 1 interception (tied for 26th), and a 74.2 Total Quarterback Rating (QBR).

Since Jackson joined the Ravens' as their starting quarterback in 2018, the team is 4-11 (.363) when the two-time MVP hasn't played. They have lost their past five games without Jackson and have also failed to score more than 17 points in each of those games.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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