Ravens Weigh Quarterback Trade Options as Injury Crisis Deepens Before Jaguars Trip

The Baltimore Ravens' quarterback crisis has reached the point where a trade is now openly being discussed, with NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reporting on Tuesday that the club is expected to consider its options before Thursday night's trip to Jacksonville. Lamar Jackson is on injured reserve, backup Tyler Huntley is expected to miss time with a toe injury, and third-string rookie Joe Fagnano is also banged up, leaving the Ravens perilously thin at the game's most important position. The Ravens signed quarterback Austin Reed to the practice squad on Monday. Reed has no NFL regular-season experience and would likely back up Fagnano on Thursday night if the rookie is healthy enough to play, but Rapoport named two more established alternatives: Chicago Bears backup Tyson Bagent, 26, who has six career starts including two this season, and Arizona Cardinals veteran Jacoby Brissett, 33, who has 73 career starts but was demoted this week to No. 3 on the depth chart behind Gardner Minshew and rookie Carson Beck. The timing could hardly be worse for Baltimore. A three-game losing streak has dropped the Ravens to 4-4 and last place in the AFC North, and Thursday's short-week visit to the Jaguars now looks like a defining game for their season. One pundit went further, arguing that planning for 2027 should already begin, with a contract extension for Jackson among the priorities. For now, though, the immediate question is simpler: who starts at quarterback on Thursday night, and whether Baltimore is willing to spend draft capital to find out.