Ravens WR Zay Flowers exits practice with leg injury, is 'day to day'

Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun on Aug 8, 2026

Published in Football

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BALTIMORE — Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers left practice early on Saturday with what coach Jesse Minter described as a quad contusion.

Minter said the star wideout is considered “day to day.”

Just over one hour into Saturday’s practice, during the 7-on-7 period, Flowers collided with safety Jaylinn Hawkins while trying to catch a pass over the middle of the field. The injury came on an in-route when the fourth-year receiver turned toward a ball thrown from Lamar Jackson.

Flowers appeared to be in immediate pain. He was slow to get up but walked off the field under his own power. Ravens trainers tended to the team’s most productive receiver in the back of the end zone, stretching out his leg for about five minutes. Several players, including quarterback Lamar Jackson and running back Derrick Henry, checked in on him. General manager Eric DeCosta walked over as well before Flowers went inside.

“You certainly don’t like to see that, don’t want to see that,” Minter said. “There’s stuff that happens sometimes — contact, non-contact, guys bumping into each other — you try to avoid that as much as we can, especially when we’re not in pads but thankfully I think he’ll be OK in the long term.”

Flowers, 25, signed a four-year, $140 million extension on Tuesday that made him the fourth-highest-paid receiver in the NFL and keeps him in Baltimore through 2031. This, after a productive 2025 in which Flowers set career highs in receptions (86), receiving yards (1,211) and touchdowns (5), which earned him a second consecutive Pro Bowl nod.

The 2023 first-round pick has steadily developed into a go-to target for Jackson and now a leader in the wide receiver room. He has sparked debate about the qualifications of a No. 1 wide receiver and dragged his quarterback out of bed for 5 a.m. summer workouts. That work ethic and production earned him a hefty payday.

“He’s certainly headed in that direction to being one of the pillars of this organization,” Minter said.

The Ravens have had a fairly healthy training camp up to this point, avoiding any significant injuries. They open up preseason play hosting the Philadelphia Eagles at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15.