Ravens' Ronnie Stanley out for season after breaking ankle in Week 8 loss to Steelers

The Ravens signed Stanley to a lucrative five-year extension last week

Ronnie Stanley, the Baltimore Ravens' starting left tackle, was carted off the field during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Steelers. Stanley, who on Friday signed a five-year, $99 million extension, had his left leg placed in an air cast before he was carted off the field. It turns out, according to coach John Harbaugh, Stanley will not return for the remainder of 2020, as a result of a broken ankle that'll send the veteran to injured reserve.

A five-year vet, Stanley sustained the injury after getting inadvertently hit in the back of his leg by Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt with under a minute remaining in the first quarter. Stanley was blocking Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward when he sustained the injury. Stanley was replaced by D.J. Fluker, an eight-year veteran who signed with the Ravens this offseason. Along with Stanley, Ravens starting right guard Tyre Phillips was forced to leave Sunday's game after suffering an ankle injury during the first quarter.

So many emotions running thru my head. I’m thankful for all the love and support. I hate feeling like i let my brothers down. What I do know is God doesn’t make mistakes and I’m grateful for the bad days just as much as the good. Just another challenge to overcome. Truzzz 🙏🏾🧘🏾‍♂️🙏🏾

— Ronnie Stanley (@megatronnie) November 1, 2020

The sixth overall pick in the 2016 draft, Stanley has started in each of his 61 career regular season games. In 2019, he earned his first All-Pro nod after helping the Ravens rush for an NFL record 3,296 yards.