Ravens rookie Nate Wiggins ruled out of game against Raiders just days after being involved in car crash

The Ravens will welcome the Raiders to Baltimore on Sunday, as they look to bounce back from a heartbreaking season-opening loss. 

If the Ravens are able to get in the win column for the first time in the 2024 campaign, they will have to do so without one of their key pieces on the defensive side of the ball. 

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh confirmed that first round draft pick Nate Wiggins will be sidelined for the Sept. 15 game against Las Vegas. The cornerback was involved in a car accident on Wednesday.

Wiggins was officially ruled out with a neck injury. He was not able to participate in practice on Thursday or Friday.

After Friday’s practice, Harbaugh noted that Wiggins is considered “healthy” and “fine” but the team decided to keep him on the sidelines for this Sunday’s matchup.

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“He’s healthy. He’s fine,” Harbaugh said. “He’s just not going to be able to play.”

The coach later added, “It doesn’t seem real serious.”

Wiggins is the fourth Ravens player to be involved in a car crash over the summer. Star tight end Mark Andrews and defenders Kyle Van Noy and Josh Ross, were the other players.

Wiggins finished last Thursday’s 27-20 loss to the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs with two tackles.

He was on the football field for 17 defensive snaps.

It remains unclear whether Wiggins will be able to play in Week 3 when the Ravens travel to Texas for a game against the Cowboys.

Harbaugh suggested that the team and the doctors are taking a wait and see approach for the immediate future.

“If you want to be honest, the doctors don’t know, and they’re the doctors,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll see.”

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