The advancement of modern medicine has made it so major knee injuries such as torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) aren’t career-ending anymore. However, that doesn’t mean the recovery and rehabilitation process from such severe injury setbacks aren’t any less grueling.
Despite being about 10 months removed from a torn ACL that ended his 2022 campaign with the Denver Broncos, the Baltimore Ravens decided to sign ninth-year veteran cornerback Ronald Darby on August 17. The move came in the wake of their three-time Pro Bowler Marlon Humphrey opting to undergo foot surgery that could cause him to miss the first couple of weeks of the 2023 regular season.