The initial results of an MRI on Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller's injured shoulder were not favorable and the team is awaiting a second opinion, the Carroll County (Md.) Times reported Wednesday.
Boller was unable to throw Tuesday and has struggled to raise his arm over his head, the newspaper reported. While jogging onto the field, he never moved his right arm and crossed his left arm across his body to scratch his right ear, according to the report.
When asked Tuesday afternoon if Boller's injury might end his season, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said that was unconfirmed, and he would know more by Friday morning, according to The Baltimore Sun. Newsome also said he has not begun shopping for a replacement for Boller and would not do anything until the team has more information on his injury.
"We'll see how it goes day to day," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said of Boller, who was injured in the Ravens' preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings. "He's got MRIs that are being looked at."
The injury, along with Troy Smith's continued recovery from tonsillitis, might force the Ravens to play rookie Joe Flacco for all of Thursday's preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons -- and possibly hand Flacco the starting job by default.
Smith attended team meetings Tuesday morning but didn't have the energy to stay beyond that, Harbaugh said, according to The Sun. He is dealing with dehydration after not eating for four days and is expected to be a game-time decision for Thursday's game.
If Smith isn't ready to go, Flacco, who took every snap in practice Tuesday, might have to play the entire game.
"We'll know before the game, but it could go up to the game," Harbaugh said of Smith, according to The Sun. "It just depends on how fast he gets his strength back. You would love to be able to predict it and say, 'Hey, we know what's going to happen,' but there's just no way to know. We want him to play and he wants to play."
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