It's a painful blow for the Ravens, but one that they have dealt with before. In 2012, the year of the Ravens most recent Super Bowl, the All-Pro linebacker went down in the offseason with a torn Achilles tendon. While Suggs had a miraculous recovery and was on the field only five and a half months later, both rookie Courtney Upshaw and veteran Paul Kruger did a fantastic job filling in for him.
Now some young Ravens must do the same again.
Enter Za'Darius Smith. While Courtney Upshaw and Elvis Dumervil will likely be the new starters, this rookie could make a big impact.