Ravens tight end Mark Andrews is undergoing surgery on his high-ankle sprain today, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports.

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Andrews likely is out for the year, Garafolo added, with an outside chance of returning if Baltimore makes a deep playoff run. As we reported Monday, Coach John Harbaugh kept the door open for that possibility when he said “it wasn’t as bad as initially feared” immediately after the game after the MRI delivered “some optimism.” It looks like Andrews can be dropped in redraft leagues.

The Ravens aren’t closing the door on the possibility of tight end Mark Andrews returning to the lineup this season.

Andrews suffered a cracked fibula along with damage to ankle ligaments.

“Nothing’s completely definitive yet,” Harbaugh said. “My understanding is, in talking with our trainer and the doctors, it wasn’t as bad as initially feared after the game. . . . It’s a little cleaner than they thought based on the MRI. He’s gonna be involved with Dr. Anderson down there in Carolina next few days. We’ll know more There might be an outside chance he could get back at some point in time. We’ll just have to see how that goes and I don’t want to say that’s definitive by any stretch, but there is some optimism.” The story went on to

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The story went on to say Andrews is still out indefinitely and it wasn't specific about when a possible return could be. At this point, it's hard to believe Andrews would make it back for the current fantasy season, but it seems possible if the Ravens make a long playoff run, Andrews could join them at some point. Just in case, owners may not want to completely cut ties with Andrews just yet, and if you can stash him on an IR spot, that may be the best move. Those without IR spots may want to still hold him and feel out any more news. At this point of the fantasy season, roster spots are valuable, however.