Jamison HensleySep 27, 2025, 05:22 PM ETCloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Follow on X
Who needs the win more: Ravens or Chiefs? (1:12)The “Get Up” crew debates which team, the Ravens or the Chiefs, is under more pressure to get a win ahead of their game Sunday. (1:12)
Harbaugh said Friday that he didn’t have any additional information on Madubuike other than he would miss Sunday’s game at Kansas City, adding, “That’s as far as I can state with certainty at this point.”
The loss of Madubuike is a huge one for Baltimore, which ranks last in the NFL in defense for the first time since 2021. The Ravens also rank 30th in run defense and 31st against the pass.
With Madubuike sidelined in Monday night’s 38-30 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Ravens allowed 207 yards rushing between the tackles, which is the most they’ve allowed in a game since ESPN began tracking the stat in 2006. Baltimore also didn’t record a sack in a game for the first time in four years. Madubuike’s 21.5 sacks since the start of the 2023 season are the most by an NFL defensive tackle over that span.
Madubuike, 27, had played in 55 straight games before injuring his neck in a 41-17 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 14, although the Ravens are still unsure when he got hurt. He developed symptoms after the game and underwent further testing.
A Pro Bowl player the past two seasons, Madubuike is in the second year of a four-year, $98 million contract that includes $75.5 million guaranteed.
Baltimore signed defensive end Brent Urban and tight end Zaire Mitchell-Paden to the 53-man roster and elevated defensive tackle C.J. Okoye and nose tackle Josh Tupou from the practice squad.
The Ravens are looking to avoid their first 1-3 start in 10 years when they face the Chiefs on Sunday.
Who needs the win more: Ravens or Chiefs? (1:12)The “Get Up” crew debates which team, the Ravens or the Chiefs, is under more pressure to get a win ahead of their game Sunday. (1:12)
The “Get Up” crew debates which team, the Ravens or the Chiefs, is under more pressure to get a win ahead of their game Sunday. (1:12)
CloseJamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.Follow on X