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Ravens Mascot Poe Suffers Season-Ending Injury
The Ravens revealed unfortunate news for their fanbase on Thursday.
The team’s mascot, Poe the raven, was “placed on the injured reserve list” with a season-ending knee injury he suffered during Saturday’s preseason game vs. the Commanders. The news was reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
During the on-field halftime show, the mascots participated in a football game with youth players. Poe was pushed to the ground when he suffered the injury. He was then carted off the field.
A video of Poe’s injury went viral, so the Ravens wanted to make sure they responded to all the fans wondering how the mascot is holding up.
A blow to Baltimore: The Ravens mascot, Poe, suffered a season-ending knee injury during Saturday’s preseason game vs. Washington, sources tell ESPN. Poe will be placed on injured reserve and team is expected to hold tryouts to find a new mascot while Poe rehabs. Get well, Poe. https://t.co/B89yYdb9CB
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 1, 2022
A look how Poe was injured.
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) August 28, 2022
You hate to see anyone go down in the final preseason game.
pic.twitter.com/lewMcA19Mv
The Ravens posted a video of coach John Harbaugh making the official announcement about Poe’s status. The coach noted that the team will begin a search for Poe’s replacement.
“We will find a replacement,” Harbaugh said. “We’re going to go to work on that right away. We’re going to turn over every stone, scour everywhere and find his replacement. We’re going to get right into evaluating our options, and see where we go next and see if we can find somebody to replace Poe.”
Head Coach John Harbaugh with a very important personnel announcement... pic.twitter.com/4VuBib5tyK
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September 1, 2022
The announcement ended with Harbaugh laughing and asking if what he said “was O.K.”
The Ravens will host their first home game on Sunday, Sept. 18, and fans will now be waiting to see if Poe has a replacement by then.
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Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.