Jamison HensleyAug 8, 2025, 10:28 AM
CloseJamison 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.
BALTIMORE — Ravens cornerback Bilhal Kone tore a ligament in his left knee during Thursday night’s 24-16 win against the Indianapolis Colts in the preseason opener and will sit out the season, coach John Harbaugh said.
Kone, a rookie sixth-round pick, was defending Colts wide receiver Ashton Dulin down the left sideline at the end of the first quarter when he went down in the end zone on an incomplete pass. He was visibly in pain and immediately grabbed his left leg.
Rookie cornerback Bilhal Kone had his left leg placed in an air cast and was carted off in the first half of the Ravens’ preseason opener vs. the Colts. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Ravens athletic trainers put Kone’s leg in an air cast before carting him off the field. He had been competing for one of the final cornerback spots for Baltimore.
“Even seeing him in the locker room just now is really hard. Very hard,” Harbaugh said. “But I told him the sun will come up tomorrow. You’ll get this taken care of. You’ll be rehabbing, you’re part of our team and you’ll be back. So it’s just not on the time that you hope for.”
Last season, Kone led Western Michigan with nine passes broken up. He added 70 tackles and one interception.