When Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta first suffered his significant hip injury, it was expected that he would be sidelined for the entire 2013 season as a result. Ravens coach John Harbaugh confirmed this yesterday, telling reporters – including Aaron Wilson of The Baltimore Sun – that there’s “no way” Pitta can play at all this year.

Pitta suffered a fractured and dislocated hip. While the Ravens have previously seen Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs come back from significant injuries early on in a season or preseason, Harbaugh indicated that the extent of Pitta’s ailment will not make him a candidate for the designated-to-return tag.

Doctors have since successfully extracted the bone fragments from Pitta’s fractured hip. He is slated to undergo additional tests this week to determine the damage surrounding his hip. As of yet, the Ravens still don’t know the full extent of his injury, but what they do know already is enough to keep him out for the remainder of the season.