Ravens first-round pick Rashod Bateman week after week with groin injury, report says

As it stands, it was a step forward and a step back for the Baltimore Ravens in training camp. They are thrilled to have former League MVP Lamar Jackson back from the COVID / Reserve roster after his second bout with the disease, but he may have to wait to establish chemistry with first-pick Rashod Bateman. rookie round of the team. Bateman is currently working week to week after injuring his groin during training on Tuesday, according to Mike Garofolo of the NFL Network. Bateman was seen leaving Ravens training on Tuesday with noticeable lameness and did not return, according to Jonas Schaffer of The Baltimore sun.

The injury occurred during one-on-one drills against veteran corner Marcus Peters, when Bateman made a cut on a route, then fell in noticeable pain. That’s a very real cause for concern as he undergoes an evaluation, and especially with the Ravens drafting him to help improve their mostly unimpressive WR body.

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Add to that the absence of Marquise “Hollywood” Brown (another former first-round pick) with a hamstring injury which the team say “turned out to be worse” than she initially thought – According to head coach John Harbaugh – and veteran Wideout will be “out until he gets back”. If Bateman runs out of time alongside Brown, it will be up to a player like Miles Boykin to step up, a third-year receiver who has amassed just 464 receiving yards combined in his first two years with the club – in 24 starts – and newly signed free agent Sammy Watkins; who signed a one-year, $ 6 million contract with Baltimore in April.

Bateman was the 27th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and is a former All-Big Ten talent who also took home the Richter-Howard wide receiver of the year honors in 2019 for his work in Minnesota. All the Ravens can do now is hope for the best, as watching him drop in training isn’t a good sign for him or their receiving body.