Ravens will lose Rashod Bateman for the rest of the season due to surgery

Rashod Bateman decided to undergo surgery and the team supported his position

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson will be without their No. 1 wide receiver for the rest of the season, putting a big question mark over a Los Angeles pass rushing attack. baltimore ravens who already has problems.

Rashod Batemana first-round draft pick from a year ago, will have surgery on his left foot and will miss the remaining nine games of the regular season, the coach announced Wednesday. John Harbaugh. Bateman aggravated his foot injury in the 27-22 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 27 and did not play the entire second half.

Known for his ability to make big plays, Rashod Bateman ranked second in the NFL averaging 19 receiving yards this season.

“It’s one of those that depended on him,” he said. John Harbaugh. “He and his agent and his family talked about it and decided it would be best to do it. We support him and understand what he does.”

As part of a publication Instagram, Rashod Bateman he called the injury “the darkest moment of all”, adding that “I can’t question God’s plan and what he has for me”.

The lost of Rashod Bateman It is a significant blow to the ravens (5-3), whose wide receiver group has been one of the youngest and least tested in the league. Baltimore wide receivers have totaled 790 receiving yards this year, which is third fewest in the NFL.

Without batmanthe four receivers of Lamar Jackson on the active list are Devin Duvernay, DeMarcus Robinson, Tylan Wallace Y James Proch II. Only Robinson (1,819) has produced more than 800 career passing yards in the NFL.

“It’s a big loss,” the left tackle agreed. Ronnie Stanley. “He’s a dynamic wide receiver. We’re going to miss him, such a competitor that he plays at a high level and threatens the defense. But at the same time, he knows and we all know that we can’t be sorry and we have to move on.” .

The air attack of ravens he ranks 26th in the league, averaging 193.8 yards per game. In his last four games, Jackson has thrown five touchdown passes and been intercepted four times.

Rashod Bateman has three of the five completions of baltimore 30 yards. The best free agent wide receiver available is Odell Beckham Jr.., who is reportedly looking to return in mid-November after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in the Super Bowl LVI.

“We have a lot of great guys in our receiving group,” he said. jackson. “I have total 100% confidence in those guys. They will do something for us this season.”

harbaugh said it’s a “good possibility” that the 15-year wide receiver, De Sean Jackson, be promoted from the practice squad for Monday’s game in New Orleans. Jackson was signed by the Ravens on October 19.

“Personally, I think he’s probably ready,” J confided.Ohn Harbaugh.

De Sean Jackson has been one of the best deep threats in the history of the NFL. Since he debuted in 2008, Jackson has averaged 17.6 receiving yards, which is the most of any player with at least 100 receptions in that span.

“I’ve been in this league for a long time and I’ve had a lot of success,” he said. De Sean Jackson. “If it’s my time, I’ll do whatever it takes to help this team win. That’s all that matters.”

For Rashod Bateman, this is another setback in his short career. He missed the first five games of his rookie season after undergoing groin surgery and then missed two games with a left foot injury this year. Bateman returned for the October 23 game against cleveland before re-injuring his foot in the following match.

By the end of the season, the 27th pick in the 2021 draft will have missed 16 of 34 games.

“Rashod really wants to be out there and have a career,” Harbaugh said. “That’s not going to change. Things happen in life. There are obstacles. Sometimes the best way is to just get through it.”