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Ravens Cornerback Nate Wiggins Says Offseason Surgery Has Restored Him to Full Health

Medical details are being kept private, with coach Jesse Minter saying Wiggins' recovery could help shore up a pass defense that has ranked near the bottom of the league.

Overview

  • Sources report Wiggins underwent an undisclosed offseason procedure and now describes himself as 100 percent healthy after saying he had been playing at about 60–70 percent since high school.
  • Wiggins first signaled the surgery in a social-media post from a hospital bed and later discussed the recovery publicly while the team declined to release medical specifics.
  • Coach Jesse Minter confirmed the Ravens will keep the procedure private and said he is excited about Wiggins' upside and room for growth.
  • Baltimore plans to keep the same starting cornerback trio of Wiggins, Chidobe Awuzie and Marlon Humphrey and is publicly counting on individual improvement to help fix a pass defense that finished near the bottom of the league.
  • Wiggins' on-field evaluations have varied—PFF ranked him 25th after his rookie year and 52nd following 2025 despite solid counting stats—which makes his health and movement the key things to watch for signs of a Year 3 breakout.