The NFL season still is over a month away, but the Baltimore Ravens could already be facing a quarterback dilemma.
Joe Flacco reportedly will miss three to six weeks of training camp, due to a back injury he sustained while lifting weights. If he misses the full amount of time, Flacco would be in line to return the first week of September, dangerously close to Week 1 of the NFL season.
Ravens backup quarterback Ryan Mallett will take first-team reps in camp with Flacco out, but the only other signal-caller on Baltimore’s roster is Dustin Vaughn. The team might look to add Colin Kaepernick if they think Flacco will be out for a while.
Flacco signed a three-year, $66.4 million contract extension before last season, and his $24.55 million salary-cap hit is the highest in the NFL for 2017.
