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Lamar's season might not be over. The next 6 weeks decide it 👇 Surgery on the right thumb. IR. Minter on season ending: "Potentially, but we'll see where it's at." He was on the sideline in a thumb spica cast. That cast holds the thumb and wrist still, because a repaired ligament or bone heals best when it's held still early on. Here's the road to Week 14 vs Tampa: 🔹 Surgery Ligament: stitched back to the bone with a small anchor Break: pins, screws or a plate hold it in line 🔹 Weeks 0 to 2 (JAX, LAC) Spica splint, hand up, stitches out. Legs and conditioning keep going. 🔹 Weeks 2 to 6 (CAR, HOU, bye) Still protected in a spica. Ligament and bone both need about 6 weeks before they start taking real load 🔹 Weeks 4 to 8 Grip and pinch strength. Snaps, handoffs, light throws, then full velocity. 🔹 To play Stable thumb. Grip close to his left hand. Full speed throws that feel fine the next morning. He can play taped. He can't throw locked in a spica. We've seen this exact window: Dak 2022: hurt Sept 11, surgery Sept 12, played Oct 23 taped. 42 days from the injury Brees 2019: hurt Sept 15, surgery Sept 18, played Oct 27. 42 days from the injury Week 14 vs Tampa is Dec 13, 42 days after Sunday. In a review of 311 athletes, 98.1% got back to their sport after thumb ligament surgery. If it's the ligament, Week 14 is my read. A break into the joint pushes it later. Does Lamar make the 6 week window, or do the Ravens play it safe? 🙏