Vega Ioane: MCL sprain to sideline Ravens rookie guard

THE FACT. Ioane has an MCL sprain and is expected to be out of the lineup, NFL Media reported Tuesday morning by way of ProFootballTalk's Josh Alper, who wrote that Baltimore will likely turn to Emory Jones or Andrew Vorhees. The rookie guard left the Ravens' Sunday loss to Cincinnati with a knee injury, and Ravens Wire's Glenn Erby reported that his replacement played the final 51 offensive snaps and that Vorhees missed the Cincinnati game with a foot injury.

THE VERDICT. This is an offensive-line item with skill-position consequences. Redraft: discount Baltimore's ground game for Week 8 against Buffalo, and weigh it harder if Lamar Jackson comes back from the ankle injury behind a front that has already cycled through Danny Pinter, Jovaughn Gwyn, Ethan Pocic and now Ioane, per Erby. Ioane carries no value in standard formats. IDP: a shakier Ravens interior nudges Buffalo's defensive linemen up a tier in leagues that score pressures and sacks. Dynasty: an MCL sprain carries no long-term stigma, so hold rookie shares.