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The Baltimore Ravens continue to be bit by the injury bug this year, specifically at the quarterback position. Starting quarterback Lamar Jackson is on the injured reserve list with a thumb injury, while backup Tyler Huntley's season ended early with a turf toe injury.
The Ravens relied on third-string Joe Fagnano last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who led the team to their fifth loss of the season. Baltimore then decided to trade for Jacoby Brissett from the Arizona Cardinals.
How are the Ravens finding confidence amidst the constant changing of the starting quarterback position? It's hard to get past watching players like Jackson and Huntley get hurt, but the rest of the Ravens squad wants to be successful for those hurt players.
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Safety Kyle Hamilton explained the mindset the Ravens have taken on during these past few weeks watching player after player go down with an injury.
“I think everybody’s taken it upon themselves to try to do extra stuff to make up for those losses," Hamilton said in an interview with Newsweek. "Those are big losses obviously, Lamar and Snoop are great quarterbacks. But, we have guys coming in and guys on the team who are more than capable to get wins.”
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Hamilton adopted a mindset of his own, too, to not dwell on the losses on the field.
“My mindset is to try to take it one week at a time. Learn from it, but gotta forget about it at the same time," Hamilton said. "We’ve had a few straight losses, and you can’t let those losses bleed into the next week and become more losses. Learn from the games, but not dwelling on them.”
Hamilton dealt with an injury of his own after he hurt his hip versus the Jaguars last Thursday night. He's expected to play next Monday against the Los Angeles Chargers barring any setbacks. He reiterated coach Jesse Minter's words by saying he doesn't expect to miss any game time.
Even while dealing with an injury of his own and balancing the frustrations of losing multiple games, Hamilton made sure to make time to give back to the Baltimore community. He teamed up with Toyota to help out Baltimore's local Boys & Girls Club on Monday. It was a fun break for him to play with the kids, especially as he was once an attendee of the Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta where he grew up.
Hamilton's still focused on the Ravens' next game, though. They'll be facing the only winless team left in the NFL, the Chargers. With the Ravens really needing a win of their own, it'd be easy to get over confident when facing an 0-8 team. But, Hamilton assured that his team is heading into the contest like any other matchup.
“I think you gotta approach it like we do every game. It’s still the NFL, these are still the best players in the world no matter the record," Hamilton said. "They want to get a win just like we do, we can’t just go out there and expect them to let us win. They’re in a situation where they’re desperate for a win, and will do anything to get one, kind of like us. We need a win, too.”
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