Joe D'Alessandris Will Be Missed As He Recovers | Baltimore Ravens Final Drive

Intro today was a tough day for the Ravens as the team announced this afternoon that offensive line coach Joe dandras was hospitalized over the weekend with an acute illness and he's going to be sidelined for an extended period of time as he continues to receive treatment Joe Dlessandris Update this is tough news especially for a guy that's so well respected as a coach and is so beloved in this building players Rave about jod D he's a tough coach but he also gets the most out of his players and the results are clear on on that I can also tell you that in this building he's just the best he knows everybody's name he's really a friend to everyone he's going to be missed both on and off the field as he gets healthy and head coach John Harbaugh talked about that today uh we love Joe D and uh he had a John Harbaugh on Joe D surgery early in the summer uh and it came back a little bit uh uh you know some complications have Arisen from it so he's in the hospital right now and he'll be focusing on his health for the next significant period of time and it's it's a blow I mean it's a blow because he's a great football coach he's beloved by the players by the coaches he's uh he's he's one of our top he's a top game planner he's a top coach he's a huge part of our offense and uh he's going to be missed very much but we're going to be much more concerned about his health and his welfare and his well-being going for forward he's got his daughters back with him his daughters have been amazing all summer they're the absolute best I know he cherishes those girls so uh it's going to be okay like Harbaugh said it's Outro a tough blow to this team from the football standpoint but they brought in a really quality accomplished offensive line coach and George warhop and he's going to have his hands full stepping in for Joe D and getting this line up to speed before the start of the season in just 3 weeks now our thoughts and prayers are certainly with Joe and his family as he continues to get healthy and I know he's going to be watching this team closely until he is back on those Sidelines we can't wait for that that's it for me on final drive today thanks for watching see all of you again tomorrow [Music] [Music]

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