What to know about Lamar Jackson's hamstring injury as Ravens' QB makes his return

Lamar Jackson is finally back.

The Baltimore Ravens have sure missed their injured quarterback.

On Thursday Night Football in Week 9, Jackson is set to make his return against the Miami Dolphins. With the Ravens at 2-5, it's a crucial time to try and start steering the ship in the right direction.

It was quite the winding road up to this point.

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What was Lamar Jackson's injury?

Lamar Jackson had a hamstring injury.

He was initially injured in Week 4 against the Kansas City Chiefs and missed most of the second half of that defeat.

How long was Lamar Jackson out?

Starting with the early exit in Week 4, Jackson then missed four more weeks. That included three games and a bye week.

The Ravens lost in Cooper Rush's two starts in that span straddling their bye week. In Week 8, though, Tyler Huntley started and got the Ravens a win over the Chicago Bears.

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Who is Lamar Jackson's backup QB?

Now that Jackson is back, Huntley is slated to be his backup coming off the big Week 8 win.

The Ravens signed Rush in the offseason to be QB2, but he wasn't good enough with Jackson out. He didn't give Baltimore a real chance to win, combining for 13 points across two full games.

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