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Source: Ravens DB Washington tears Achilles

  • Jamison HensleyMay 13, 2025, 09:27 PM ET

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      Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens safety Ar’Darius Washington suffered a torn Achilles while conditioning, a source confirmed to ESPN, putting his 2025 season in jeopardy.

Washington started a career-high 12 games last season (including playoffs). He was expected to play a pivotal role on defense even after Baltimore drafted safety Malaki Starks in the first round last month.

“Words can’t describe how I feel right now, up thinking all night why me? Why now? All I want to do is prove I’m one of the best in business yr after yr. But God said not right now, so until then we wait,” Washington posted to Instagram Wednesday.

After going undrafted in 2021, Washington overcame an injury-filled start to his career as well as his size (5-foot-8, 180 pounds) to become one of Baltimore’s biggest surprises last season, when he stabilized a struggling secondary by replacing Marcus Williams in Week 8. With Washington starting the final 10 games, the Ravens allowed 214 yards passing, which ranked eighth in the NFL over that span.

“Ar’Darius is a great example of a guy who got a chance and ran with it,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in January.

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