Ravens star Kyle Hamilton suffers sprained ankle against Bengals

Ravens All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton suffered a sprained ankle in the team’s Thursday night victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after the 35-34 win that the injury is “not a serious ankle. I don’t know how long it will be, but it is an ankle sprain.”

Hamilton slipped as he got his feet tangled with Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki and tried to drive forward on a check-down to running back Chase Brown shortly before halftime. Hamilton remained on the M&T Bank Stadium grass for about a minute after the 17-yard completion as Ravens medical personnel tended to him.

Hamilton limped off the field and was examined in the team’s medical tent before heading to the locker room. He was eventually ruled out and didn’t return to the game.

Hamilton, one of the league’s top safeties, has been one of the Ravens’ most consistent defenders during a disappointing season for the unit. He entered Week 10 second on the team in tackles (67), with three tackles for loss and two sacks. He also has a forced fumble and fumble recovery.

“I mean, you got to play for your brother,” linebacker Trenton Simpson said. “And you definitely have a guy like Kyle in your mind, how hard he’s willing to play you, just makes you want to elevate your game, and not let him down. So, I mean, my mentality when I seen him go down, it’s like, OK, that’s one of our leaders going down, so somebody got to step up, and you got to empty the tank, because I know that’s what he would do for us. So I’m praying for him. I know he’ll be fine. And just want to just continue to play well so, when we get back, we’ll be ready to roll.”