Jalen Ramsey Suffers Knee Injury

A few weeks ago, I talked about how the Jacksonville Jaguars had the best draft after they acquired the most talented player at each stage of the draft. Well, once again, after a tremendous draft, the Jaguars are losing their top prize of the draft. This happens as Jalen Ramsey suffered a small meniscus tear in his right knee.

A few weeks ago it was all smiles, but now there is a lot of worry in Jacksonville.

The fact that the team labels it a small meniscus tear is somewhat good news it seems. Recovery time for this injury is either expected to be 4-6 weeks or 4-6 months depending on the treatment that the team decides on. That timetable is quite a large spread. 4-6 weeks is no big deal at all, but 4-6 months will cut all the way into the regular season. Ramsey will seek a second opinion and then the Jaguars will have a more firm grasp on what they are dealing with. It is just awful luck for the Jaguars.

This injury comes almost a year to the date that last year's 1st round pick suffered a knee injury. Fowler, tore his ACL on the 1st day of mini camps last year. Back to back years of losing your top pick to a knee injury is not going to sit well with the fan base. It won't sit well no matter how good the players are. The fans will start to ask questions. Especially when their 2nd pick, as good as he is, might still need micro-fracture surgery. Myles Jack came into the draft with a knee injury this year which caused him to slip to Jacksonville. I still say the gamble was well worth it, but many fans likely won't see it that way.

With reports now that Jalen Ramsey also had micro-fracture surgery, during his sophomore year of high school, this selection will be further scrutinized if he misses time this season. The Jaguars knew that and saw that he played in every game at FSU, but the average fan did not know about that injury. The Jaguars have less leighway than most because of the other two injured draft picks. Hopefully the timetable for recovery is short on this injury.

I have a feeling that the Jaguars will stay away from any pick with even the slightest hint of a knee injury from now on if this is anything close to major. No matter how good the player is, they just don't seem to catch a good break (no pun intended) on these types of injuries. Here is to hoping that all 3 Jags defensive standouts with knee issues are on the field for the Jaguars this season.

No matter what, the Jaguars made the right decisions. With all 3 of these players that got hurt, they were terrific football players with unfortunate injuries. However, all that being said, they will be more cautious in the future I assume. Either way, I expect all 3 to have a very productive NFL careers. That group will be led by Jalen Ramsey who will still make a major positive impact for this franchise. Ramsey will deliver for Jacksonville. Stay excited about Jalen, Jags fans.

-Noland