Sergio Kindle, the Baltimore Ravens’ first pick in the 2010 draft, will miss all of training camp, coach John Harbaugh said Monday, after fracturing his skull in an accident at a house he was visiting in Austin, Texas.
It’s believed that Kindle, a 23-year-old defensive end/linebacker, fell down two flights of stairs Thursday night, according to the team’s official Web site. Kindle is listed in stable condition at University Medical Center Brackenridge.
The Carroll County Times reported that Kindle was admitted to the hospital with swelling inside his skull, but his condition has “gotten much better” over the last few days and he is expected to make a full recovery.
“Members of our medical staff, including Bill Tessendorf and Dr. Andy Tucker, have spoken with doctors in Texas,” Ravens general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome said in a statement released by the team on Sunday. “We understand Sergio is stable at this time and that he is being tested and observed.”
Ravens rookies reported to training camp Monday at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md. Veterans are scheduled to show up for camp Wednesday.
“Sergio feels like he has had bad luck all his life,” Kindle’s father, Johnny Walker, told the Times on Sunday in a telephone interview.
Kindle, who’s 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, played outside linebacker and defensive end at Texas and was named a first-team All-America by The Sporting News in 2009. The Ravens took Kindle in the second round (43rd overall) of April’s draft despite concerns over a right knee injury.
