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The second day of Ravens minicamp under new coach John Harbaugh produced the first injury: a possible serious knee injury to backup tight end Quinn Sypniewski. Sypniewski, who became a starter last season when injuries sidelined Todd Heap and Daniel Wilcox, went down with about 30 minutes left in the two-hour workout. Sypniewski had caught a pass and was trying to avoid contact with ...
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TE Quinn Sypniewski injures knee
Blogimore Ravens — ... OLB Antwan Barnes, who initial reports indicated was carted off the field along with Sypniewski. Fortunately that's not true; Barnes would be a bigger loss than Sypniewski. We'll still need to find another tight end, though, because Todd Heap is guaranteed to get injured at some point. Although losing Sypniewski would be a blow to the team, it would be a boon to my blog. Honestly, the dude's name is too hard to spell. It's bad enough I had to learn Roethlisberger. Sypniewski declined comment on the injury. Replacing ...

RAVENS’ SYPNIEWSKI SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURY
ProFootballTalk.com — ... linebacker Antwan Barnes. Don Markus of the Baltimore Sun reports that Sypniewski had caught a pass and was trying to avoid contact with Barnes. Whether Sypniewski actually made contact with Barnes or was hurt trying to avoid contact with Barnes, the fact is that activities in April are supposed to be non-contact. Common sense tells us that in a non-contact activity, not only should a player not awkwardly bump another player, he also shouldn’t have to make sudden movements that will cause his knee to buckle because he’s attempting to avoid contact. If the players’ union ...

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