CINCINNATI — Ravens rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan was carted off the field Sunday afternoon after he suffered an apparent serious right knee injury while he appeared on punt coverage during a Week 15 divisional contest against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Buchanan, a fourth-round draft pick out of California, was named a Week 2 starter at inside linebacker, and has starred all season as a fixture across Baltimore’s middle level alongside veteran linebacker Roquan Smith.
Buchanan ranks fifth on the Ravens with 639 defensive snaps and third in special teams snaps (233). Buchanan’s 93 tackles are second behind Smith. He was named the NFL’s Rookie of the Month in October.
Buchanan, 23, was initially helped off the field by trainers near the end of the first quarter. Shortly after he reached the visitors sideline, Buchanan was then carted off the field and into the locker room at Paycor Stadium. Buchanan, was ruled out immediately with a knee injury, and replaced at linebacker by reserve Trenton Simpson.
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