Overview
- Team sources told CBS Sports on Tuesday that Zay Flowers is expected to resume full practice next week and the full expectation is that he will be available for the Ravens’ Week 1 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
- Head coach Jesse Minter described Flowers’ recent lower-body issue as "minor" after the receiver missed practice late in camp.
- Flowers did not play in the preseason by design as the Ravens limited starter snaps to reduce injury risk following an early-August left quad contusion.
- Flowers signed a four-year, $140 million extension in early August after consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and a 2025 career high of 86 catches for 1,211 yards, making his availability central to Baltimore’s offense.
- If Flowers returns, the Ravens are likely to keep managing his snaps to protect long-term health which will affect how snaps are distributed to depth receivers and how the new play-caller shapes early-game plans.