Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam will undergo season-ending surgery after an MRI revealed Monday that he suffered a complete tear of his biceps, a league source said.
This represents another setback for Elam, a 2012 first-round pick who lost his starting job to Will Hill last November. The Ravens removed Elam from the starting lineup after he struggled to make tackles and stay with receivers deep downfield.
Ravens officials publicly challenged Elam this offseason, and he responded with the best offseason of his three-year career. But on Saturday, Elam was injured when attempting to make a tackle.
"Here's a guy that came back with a renewed attitude," coach John Harbaugh said Sunday. "He had a better approach than he had the first two years. He just had grown up a little bit. He was very serious. He was in tremendous shape. And then he gets a fluke injury."