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NFL Notebook: Ravens QB situation gets a little cloudier

[December 10, 2018] Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed the final two plays of his team's 27-24 overtime loss in Kansas City on Sunday after he was hit but appears to have avoided major injury. However it looks like the Ravens now have a decision to make behind center.

Jackson, who was seen going into the X-ray room in the locker room after the game, met reporters a few minutes later and downplayed the injury. "They just wanted to see what happened, but I'm good," Jackson said.

Robert Griffin III replaced Jackson and threw two incompletions to turn the ball over on downs to end the game. As for next week, Baltimore coach John Harbaugh revealed after the game that Joe Flacco was medically cleared from his hip injury earlier this weekend and could have played.

Harbaugh has repeatedly declined to answer questions about who will start moving forward, though he has not ruled out the possibility of Flacco and Jackson playing for stretches.

--In more quarterback shuffling, Washington head coach Jay Gruden strongly implied after the Redskins' 40-16 loss to the New York Giants that Josh Johnson, not Mark Sanchez, will take the reins next weekend when the Redskins travel to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars.

The Redskins signed Sanchez on Nov. 19, the day after starting quarterback Alex Smith was lost for the season with a broken tibia and fibula on his right leg. Backup Colt McCoy started four days later on Thanksgiving but broke his leg in a loss to Philadelphia on Dec. 3. Enter Johnson, signed by the Redskins to back up Sanchez despite having last thrown an NFL pass in 2011.

Sanchez completed 6 of 14 attempts for 38 yards and was intercepted twice by the Giants before being benched. Johnson led two scoring drives and was 11-of-16 passing for 195 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

--New England quarterback Tom Brady broke one record and lost another.

In the second quarter against Miami, Brady found Julian Edelman for a 2-yard touchdown, the 580th of Brady's career (including playoffs). That surpasses the career mark set by Peyton Manning. The latter remains the NFL's regular-season leader in touchdown passes with 539.

In Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers broke Brady's NFL record of 358 consecutive passes without an interception, which Brady set during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

--The Baltimore Ravens are calling racist and homophobic tweets that appeared to be sent more than five years ago from the Twitter account of second-year fullback-defensive lineman Patrick Ricard "totally unacceptable."

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) looks to pass during the second half against the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

An undrafted second-year player from Maine, Ricard has played 10 games this season after appearing in all 16 last season. He has made four tackles and played 90 snaps on offense.

--Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has tried multiple times to convince retired tight end Jason Witten to return to the team but continues to be rebuffed, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Garrett had attempted to persuade the 15-year veteran to play another year before the 2018 NFL Draft and apparently renewed those efforts as the Cowboys have remained in playoff contention this season, despite a lack of production from tight ends.

--CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reported there is mounting speculation that should the Jacksonville Jaguars fire head coach Doug Marrone, current Jags executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin will fill the role himself next season.

The 72-year-old Coughlin was the first head coach in Jaguars' history, from 1995-2002. He then coached the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships during his tenure from 2004-15.

--While the NFL mulls further punishment for Kareem Hunt, the former Kansas City Chiefs running back is seeking counseling for alcohol and anger issues, according to multiple reports.

The NFL placed Hunt on the commissioner's exempt list while it investigates a trio of incidents, meaning Hunt is unable to play for any team that might sign him. The Chiefs released Hunt after the video surfaced of him kicking then-19-year-old Abigail Ottinger from Berea, Ohio.

--The Oakland Raiders and general manager Reggie McKenzie will part ways after the season ends, according to a CBS Sports report.

Head coach Jon Gruden, in the first year of a 10-year $100 million contract, and McKenzie apparently haven't viewed players the same way this season as the Raiders have stumbled to a 2-10 record.

--Field Level Media

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