OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens first-round pick Nate Wiggins won’t play Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after being involved in a car crash Wednesday.
“He’s healthy. He’s fine,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Friday’s practice. “He’s just not going to be able to play.”
Harbaugh later added, “It doesn’t seem real serious.”
Wiggins, a rookie cornerback, is the fourth Ravens player to be involved in a car crash this summer. The others were tight end Mark Andrews, outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy and inside linebacker Josh Ross.
Baltimore added Wiggins to the injury report Thursday with a neck injury. He did not practice Thursday or Friday.
The 30th overall pick in this year’s draft, Wiggins made two tackles as a backup in the season opener at the Kansas City Chiefs. He played 17 snaps on defense.
It’s unknown whether Wiggins will be sidelined beyond Week 2.
“If you want to be honest, the doctors don’t know and they’re the doctors,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll see.”
The Ravens received some positive news Friday, when Van Noy returned to practice after sitting out the past two days with an eye injury. He said he was “optimistic” about playing Sunday.
Earlier this week, Van Noy criticized the Chiefs’ medical staff for a lack of urgency in treating his fractured orbital bone. An NFL spokesman said Thursday night that the league reviewed the case with the Chiefs’ and Ravens’ medical staffs and “are comfortable he received appropriate care.”
On Friday, Van Noy declined to discuss his treatment in Kansas City.
“I obviously have a lot to say about it, but at the same time, there’s no point to continue to go back and forth: ‘You’re right, or I’m right,'” Van Noy said. “I’m just focused on the Raiders [and] excited to potentially play.”