As expected, the Ravens will not be seeing any action this year from of one of their offseason acquisitions. Right tackle Ja’Wuan James was not added to the team’s 53-man roster, ending his 21-day window to be activated, per ESPN’s Field Yates (via Twitter). The news confirms that his season is over. 
While it was never truly expected that James would be able to recover from a torn Achilles in time to suit up this year, the potential existed when he started practising on December 8th. The 29-year-old signed a two-year, $9MM deal with Baltimore in June in an attempt to add experienced depth at the tackle position after trading away Orlando Brown Jr.
Without James – and, due to another season-ending surgery performed on starting left tackle Ronnie Stanley in October – veteran Alejandro Villanueva has shifted to his more familiar position at left tackle. That has left the Ravens with a rotation of Patrick Mekari and Tyre Phillips to man the opposite tackle spot, as they have each been in and out of the lineup with injuries.
The Ravens will carry on with their current offensive line as they try to end a four-game losing streak and remain in playoff contention against the Rams in Week 17.
Well Cam Akers did it so . . .
Even if both injuries were the same and both of them had equal health going in, Akers is putting about a hundred pounds of weight less on his.
I’m not sure if James will ever play again, to be honest. Ever since he signed that Denver deal, he’s been pretty much AWOL. Not sure if the Ravens will want to hold on to him next year, and also not sure how much market he’ll have afterward.
He’ll play again, but I’d be shocked if he’s at the level he was before. In football 29 is pretty old.
Well, all the time off (plus the ACL injury) will absolutely affect James’ effectiveness. I will revise my statement-he may get signed again, but I highly doubt that James will ever be a full year starter again.
What about next week, in 2022
Good question.
My man went to the Sam Bradford School of Thievery, about to get his PhD. Markell Fultz also enrolled there. You get greeted by Andrew Bynum and Albert Hanesworth during orientation.