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INDIANAPOLIS — Ravens head coach Jesse Minter did not have an update on two key receivers who were injured against the Colts.
“No updates right now,” he said after the team’s 41-23 victory Sunday. “Kinda see what it looks like.”
Zay Flowers, the No. 1 receiver, and Ja’Kobi Lane, a third-round pick who became the talk of training camp, left midgame and did not return. Flowers appeared to have a leg injury — he missed time in training camp with a sore hamstring — and Lane appeared to hurt his wrist. Lane had his arm hidden under his sweatshirt in the locker room and was using one hand to gather his stuff.
Flowers caught a 49-yard pass on the first offensive play of the season and left after totaling five catches for 150 yards.
Flowers spent the final minutes of the first half standing next to general manager Eric DeCosta and gesturing toward his hamstrings.
Flowers began the second half standing on the sideline in a baseball hat even though he had not been officially ruled out. He was downgraded later in the half.
And then Lane joined him.
Lane, who had one catch for 11 yards (but also hauled in a touchdown pass that was called back due to penalty), hurt his wrist on the first drive of the second half.
That left Rashod Bateman, Chris Moore and LaJohntay Wester as the team’s only receivers; draft pick Elijah Sarratt and Devontez Walker were healthy scratches.
The Ravens also lost cornerback T.J. Tampa early in the game. Tampa, a third-year player, was limited through his rookie season by injuries and has spent the last two years working his way into a larger role. He walked off the field with a trainer less than three minutes into the game and was ruled out quickly due to a knee injury.
This article has been updated.
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