Much-maligned Ravens safety Matt Elam had put a lot into preparing for this season, reporting to training camp in the best shape of his young career and vowing to improve after a difficult sophomore campaign.
However, Elam’s 2015 season is over before it even began. The 2013 first-round NFL draft pick will have season-ending surgery this week to repair a torn biceps, coach John Harbaugh said Monday.
A magnetic resonance imaging test revealed that Elam, who was injured in last Saturday’s training camp practice, has a fully torn biceps. The injury typically carries a four-to-six month recovery process, meaning that Elam is headed for season-ending injured reserve.