OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens starting cornerback Nate Wiggins was carted off the field an hour into Tuesday's practice after suffering a left leg injury.
Wiggins, Baltimore's top cornerback, couldn't put any weight on his left leg when heading into the team facility. He had his arms draped over trainers to go inside.
Ravens coach Jesse Minter declined to give a timetable on Wiggins or specify what he injured.
"I think there's optimism," Minter said after Tuesday's practice. "But we'll look at it [and] we'll see where it's at."
Wiggins, a first-round pick in 2024, was injured during one-on-one drills with rookie wide receiver Ja'Kobi Lane. He got his feet tangled with Lane while covering a go route and fell hard to the ground.
Trainers looked at the left leg and knee of Wiggins, who was in visible pain. He is the first player to be carted off in this year's training camp.
"Obviously, Nate is an elite player," Minter said. "I think Nate has potential to be one of the top corners in the whole league. But I feel good about that whole [cornerback] room."
Wiggins is one of the players the Ravens can least afford to lose. The other experienced cornerbacks on the roster are Marlon Humphrey, Chidobe Awuzie and T.J. Tampa.
If Wiggins has to miss any time, Awuzie would likely replace Wiggins and start opposite Humphrey. Awuzie, 31, has made 12 starts over the past two seasons.
Last season, Wiggins started all 17 games, recording career highs of 76 tackles and three interceptions. He led the team with 14 passes broken up.
"Nate Wiggins is a high-caliber, first-round-pick corner," Minter said. "You're not just going to be like, 'Oh, everything's the same,' because it's built around the talents of the players. I just know that we'll be able to do things however it shakes out. I feel good about the secondary."
