There have been some questions surrounding the Baltimore Ravens and their top two wide receivers, Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman.
While Flowers is the clear number one receiver of the future despite some financial decisions coming for Baltimore, Bateman has been the subject of trade rumors. ESPN NFL reporter Dan Graziano shared more about what the future looks like for Flowers’ contract and Bateman’s tenure with the Ravens.
“I got the impression from my conversations that the Ravens plan to pick up the fifth-year option on 2023 first-round pick Zay Flowers, and that will put him in line to earn $27.298 million in 2027 after making $2.664 million in 2026. Rashod Bateman is coming off a down year but is guaranteed $6.5 million this year, and the Ravens seem inclined to give him another shot in the new offense they’re installing under new coordinator Declan Doyle.”
Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman’s future are pretty much in place for 2026
There will be a point where Flowers is going to need a long-term deal with the Ravens, but getting him locked in for the 2027 season is the most important thing right now. Baltimore has other priorities to handle with contract extensions between quarterback Lamar Jackson and center Tyler Linderbaum, so Flowers’s contract is at least easy to handle.