Dennis Pitta suffers Ravens' second major injury in two days

— -- OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Tight end Dennis Pitta re-injured his right hip Friday, the second straight day that the Baltimore Ravens have dealt with a significant injury.

Pitta dislocated his hip for the third time in four years and this time it could be a career-ending injury, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Pitta will need surgery to repair his dislocated hip.

He hurt his hip without being hit, according to the Ravens. During a closed practice, Pitta stretched out to make a catch and fell to the ground. When he tried to get up, he couldn't put any weight on his leg.

"This is incredibly disappointing, obviously for Dennis, and for the Ravens," general manager Ozzie Newsome said in a statement.

It has been a rough week of organized team activities for Baltimore. In addition to Pitta, the Ravens lost nickelback? Tavon Young to a torn ACL on Thursday.?Young is expected to miss the 2017 season.

Safety Eric Weddle tweeted about the injuries Friday.

Pitta's injury is a tough blow to the Ravens' passing attack. Without Pitta, the Ravens would have only one player ( Mike Wallace) who had more than 34 catches last season.

Nick Boyle and Crockett Gillmore are the Ravens' only healthy tight ends. Benjamin Watson (Achilles) and Maxx Williams (knee) are expected to be back for training camp after surgeries, and Darren Waller is dealing with an undisclosed injury.

It was only eight days before this latest injury that Pitta spoke about how this year was so different than 2016.

"I am not getting as many questions about my hip; that is one [difference]," Pitta said on May 25. "I feel good. I got to have a full offseason of just normal preparation. It feels good -- feeling healthy."

Pitta first fractured his hip in July 2013 during a collision at a training camp practice. He hurt it again in Cleveland in September 2014, when he fell to the ground without being hit -- which is similar to the latest injury.

He once thought his career might have been over after fracturing his right hip twice in a nine-month period. There were doctors, friends and family members who discouraged Pitta from returning to football.

But after sitting out the 2015 season, Pitta decided to return even though he knew he could dislocate his hip at any time.

"You could talk all day about what the risks are," Pitta said before the 2016 season. "There will always be people that say I'm crazy and don't understand why I would put myself at risk. But to those people you say, 'We all put ourselves at risk playing football.' "

Pitta played all 16 games last season and set a franchise record for most catches by a tight end in a single season with 86. He then agreed to a $2.5 million payout to return to the Ravens this season.

"Dennis is one of the great Ravens," Newsome said, "and he's done everything he can to make our team better."