Ravens Lose Flowers, Lane to Injuries in Colts Win — SkimNews
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- Zay Flowers suffered a hamstring injury and was ruled out early in the fourth quarter of the Ravens' 41-23 win over the Colts, finishing with five catches for 150 yards and a touchdown — a career day cut short.
- Rookie Ja'Kobi Lane exited with a wrist injury in the first half after one catch for 11 yards in his NFL debut.
- Flowers aggravated a left hamstring injury with about 5½ minutes left in the first half on a 12-yard catch where he was tackled by Sauce Gardner; he had previously missed two weeks with the same issue before returning as a full Friday practice participant.
- The Ravens' only healthy active wide receivers were Rashod Bateman, punt returner LaJohntay Wester, and Chris Moore, who was elevated from the practice squad.
- Inactive receivers Elijah Sarratt (rookie fourth-round pick) and Devontez Walker (groin) further thinned Baltimore's depth chart.
- Coach Jesse Minter offered no injury update on either player after the win.
- Flowers signed a four-year, $140 million contract extension with Baltimore a month ago.
Why it matters: Baltimore's receiving depth is now Bateman plus a punt returner and a practice-squad elevation, and Flowers — freshly signed to a $140 million extension — has re-aggravated the same hamstring that already cost him two weeks of practice, raising immediate questions about how long the Ravens will be without their No. 1 receiver.
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