Though the long-term status of star defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike remains unclear because of a neck injury, the Ravens officially placed the two-time Pro Bowl selection on injured reserve Saturday.

Baltimore also sent Broderick Washington (ankle) to IR, meaning a struggling defense will now be without two of its starting defensive linemen for at least the next four games. The Ravens have provided few details about Madubuike’s long-term prognosis, but concern has been evident since he “came up with some symptoms” in the days after the Week 2 win over Cleveland, according to head coach John Harbaugh. That the organization didn’t start his four-game minimum IR stint before last Monday’s loss to Detroit is another indication that worries go beyond Madubuike missing the next month or so of

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