Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter revealed some important injury updates on Zay Flowers, Travis Jones, and more.
As the Baltimore Ravens prepare for their first preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, the team still has some big injuries that are currently sorting themselves out.
Wide receiver Zay Flowers, defensive tackle Travis Jones, and more received some updates from head coach Jesse Minter, along with the return of key players to 11-on-11 practice situations.
"I feel really good about where that is at, and I think those types of things may take a couple of days. It may take one day [or] three days," Minter said. "But I feel good that he will be back out there being Zay here pretty soon."
Flowers had a big injury scare on Saturday when he collided with safety Jaylinn Hawkins. The wide receiver remained on the ground for several moments and then limped to the locker room.
Flowers' injury was deemed a thigh contusion, and Minter confirmed that he would miss only a few days of practice, but the injury was nothing serious.
Jones has been an interesting case, as he remained on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list due to a reported pec issue.
"Yeah, I think Travis will uh real real soon honestly be starting to work back in," Minter said.
When a player suffers a torn pectoral muscle, it essentially ends their season, so it makes sense that Minter and the coaching staff are being careful with the defensive tackle.
The good news for the defensive line is that longtime veteran Calais Campbell and John Jenkins joined in on 11-on-11 drills. Nnamdi Madubuike is also still doing individual drills and has yet to return to team action just yet.
"I expect that room over the next week to two weeks to really, really take shape for us," Minter said of the defensive line.
Additionally, quarterback Skylar Thompson suffered a "minor" injury, but the hope is he will be ready for the preseason game against the Eagles.
The first preseason game will not only be a chance for Minter to see what the younger players and backups can do in a live setting, but it will also be the head coach's first time leading his new team as well.
Minter has yet to determine if starters will be on the field, and it may not happen due to the nature of many injuries that are still being dealt with.
That said, there are players who can start separating themselves even more to become Day 1 starters, such as wide receivers Ja'Kobi Lane and Elijah Sarratt, running back Adam Randall, and linebacker Zion Young.
Preseason games are meant for bigger roster evaluations, and the Ravens need to test younger players while also seeing where their depth is currently at as well.
