With Zay Flowers out, the Ravens will need some of their deeper options to step up.
Adam Schefter reports that Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has ruled out Pro Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers for Saturday’s playoff matchup versus the Steelers. Flowers’ absence will leave the Ravens without one of their top weapons.
While this isn’t welcome news, there was an element of this being a slow drip towards Zay Flowers being declared out. Earlier in the week there were rumblings that it was a long shot for Flowers to play in the opening round.
Naturally, the Ravens offense will run primarily through Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, and Mark Andrews. In a playoff game with a familiar division foe in the Pittsburgh Steelers, expect one of Rashod Bateman or Isaiah Likely to have an elevated role. Rashod Bateman provided 2.44 fantasy points per target in 2024 which was good for 4th overall paired with a 125.0 QB rating per target (No. 6). At tight end, Likely was 8th in total touchdowns with 6 and his 13 red zone targets ranked No.10. Expect the Ravens to soar to new heights with Bateman and Likely.
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Following his early exit on December 21st against the Cleveland Browns, his injury lingers, missing practice still.
Zay Flowers, a first time Pro Bowler, has unfortunately missed consecutive practices due to a knee injury. The injury in question is the one that occurred on December 21st against the Cleveland Browns where Baltimore won clinching the AFC North division. John Harbaugh told reporters that he is “day-to-day”, but it is not considered season ending. Unless Flowers gets in a practice or two before their Wildcard matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, January 11th, he will likely miss the game.
That will be a blow for Lamar Jackson and that offense not having Flowers on the field. With the addition of Derrick Henry and another year under the belt for Zay Flowers, there are high expectations for this Baltimore team to make it to the Super Bowl. We will update with any further information on Flower’s injury prior to Saturday’s matchup.
With “insufficient evidence”, Zay Flowers avoids disciplinary action from the NFL.
Zay Flowers, the former first round pick in 2023, has avoided disciplinary action from the NFL from an alleged incident that occurred in January. The Baltimore Police suspended the investigation the following month. “Following a review, the NFL concluded there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that Zay Flowers engaged in an activity that violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy,” the league said in a statement. “There will be no action taken by the league and Flowers remains eligible to participate in all team activities.”
Great news for Zay Flowers heading into his sophomore year for the Baltimore Ravens as he looks to continue to his young NFL career. He can continue with team activities and look to improve beyond his rookie campaign where he finished with 77 receptions, 858 yards and 5 touchdowns.
