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John Harbaugh Optimistic Kyle Hamilton Will Play Sunday Against Steelers

By Josh Carney

Posted on November 15, 2024 at 1:25 pm

It appeared to be a longshot entering the week for Baltimore Ravens star safety Kyle Hamilton to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers little more than a week after suffering an ankle injury.

But on Friday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh stated that he’s feeling optimistic about Hamilton’s status for the big AFC North battle Sunday in Pittsburgh.

“I am, yeah,” Harbaugh said to reporters when asked if he was feeling optimistic about Hamilton’s status, according to video via the Ravens’ Twitter page.

Coach Harbaugh on S Kyle Hamilton: pic.twitter.com/lYJVD0EvXO

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) November 15, 2024

Hamilton missed practice on Tuesday and Wednesday with the ankle injury, which he suffered in the first half of Week 10 against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football. But on Thursday, Hamilton practiced on a limited basis and looked good moving around, based on video from Ravens reporters.

Kyle Hamilton went down against the Bengals in the first half in Week 10. Hamilton’s right ankle bent awkwardly as he attempted to plant and push off it while in zone coverage.

Here’s a clip of the injury.

Kyle Hamilton –

Right ankle sprain concern.
Peroneals also at risk of injury here.

Hopefully no Achilles involvement (would likely be partial not full, if any, but it’s likely not that).
Awkward angle for his ankle to roll after accidentally stepping on Gesicki’s cleat. pic.twitter.com/LbnRIUSQjR

— Jeff Mueller, PT, DPT (@jmthrivept) November 8, 2024

Hamilton was initially ruled questionable to return but was ruled out later in the game and missed the entire second half, raising questions about his status for Sunday against the Steelers.

But right now, it appears that the extra few days coming out of TNF has helped Hamilton work to get back onto the field. We’ll see what his injury status designation is, but it seems like things are trending in the direction of Hamilton playing Sunday in Pittsburgh.

Shortly after Harbaugh’s comments to the media, Hamilton addressed his status with reporters.

“Kyle Hamilton said he feels good, expects to play Sunday and that his ankle injury wasn’t as serious as he initially feared,” Ravens’ reporter Jonas Shaffer wrote on Twitter Friday afternoon. “He was scared at first that he might’ve torn his Achilles tendon because of how the injury happened.”

Kyle Hamilton said he feels good, expects to play Sunday and that his ankle injury wasn’t as serious as he initially feared.

He was scared at first that he might’ve torn his Achilles tendon because of how the injury happened. pic.twitter.com/B20966Dbjr

— Jonas Shaffer (@jonas_shaffer) November 15, 2024

Seems like Hamilton sure did dodge a significant injury, which is great news for the star safety. His imminent return to the lineup will be a big boost for Baltimore, should he be cleared to play Sunday.

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