Reports: Ravens' Breshad Perriman doesn't have torn ACL, will be fine for 2016
Reports surfaced over the weekend that Perriman had torn his ACL, but those proved to be false
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Jared Dubin
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Several reports surfaced over the weekend that Breshad Perriman, the 2015 first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens, had suffered a partially torn ACL and his 2016 season was in jeopardy. Per several reports Tuesday afternoon, those weekend reports were incorrect.
Perriman's ACL is not torn; he received a stem-cell injection in his knee and is expected to be fine for the 2016 season.
Per source, Ravens WR Breshad Perriman does NOT have a torn ACL. He received a stem-cell injection today. Expected to be OK for season.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 14, 2016
Good news for the #Ravens & WR Breshad Perriman: His knee was deemed stable enough. Got a stem cell injection, expected to be OK for 2016.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 14, 2016
Ravens' WR Breshad Perriman does not have a torn ACL and "will be fine for the season", per source. Received stem-cell injection today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 14, 2016
Perriman did have arthroscopic surgery on the knee on Tuesday, per several additional reports, and during surgery the ACL proved stable. This is obviously welcome news for the Ravens, as Perriman had already missed the entirety of his rookie season with a PCL injury.
He's expected to be one of Joe Flacco's (coming off an ACL tear himself) top targets in the passing game in 2016, along with Steve Smith (if and when he returns from his Achilles tear suffered late last season), Mike Wallace, and Kamar Aiken.
Drafted primarily for his speed as a deep threat, the Ravens can only hope Perriman has retained his burst through these knee issues.
