Ravens guard Kelechi Osemele likely to miss rest of 2013 season

As if Baltimore's offensive line issues couldn't get any worse.

It looks as if the unit will be without starting left guard Kelechi Osemele for the remainder of the 2013 season.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>John Harbaugh announced that Kelechi Osemele will be out this week and will likely miss the rest of the year.</p>&mdash; Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/statuses/396319758163116032">November 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>LG Kelechi Osemele is expected to have surgery to repair a back injury that has plagued him this season.</p>&mdash; Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/statuses/396323298985799680">November 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Osemele has been dealing with a bulging disk in his back for some time. He's been playing hurt and has commented about the pain recently. It appeared he wanted to hold out for offseason surgery, though that's not the case anymore.

With Osemele out for this week's game against the Browns, A.Q. Shipley will likely step in at left guard. He relieved Osemele when his back acted up early against the Dolphins.