Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with the Cleveland Browns after suffering a knee injury during the second quarter.
The second-year receiver had caught a short pass from quarterback Lamar Jackson and ran down to the Cleveland 12-yard line. After he was already on the ground, Flowers appeared to get hit on the inside of his knee by a falling Browns defender. The receiver remained down and grabbed at his knee, rocking back and forth in apparent pain.
Baltimore’s medical personnel tended to the receiver on the field before he walked off under his own power and headed to the blue medical tent.
Flowers eventually headed back to the locker room, and the Ravens announced he was questionable to return.
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What happened to Zay Flowers?
Flowers had to head to the locker room in the second quarter of the Ravens’ game against the Browns in Week 18 after suffering a knee injury.
The 24-year-old made a catch for a 12-yard gain before stumbling to the ground inside the red zone. After Flowers was down, a falling Browns defender’s knee made contact with the inside of Flowers’ right knee. The wideout remained on the ground after the tackle and grabbed at his knee.
He got attention from the Ravens’ medical staff, who briefly evaluated him in the blue medical tent on the sideline before sending Flowers back to the locker room.
Zay Flowers injury updates
Near the start of the third quarter, the Ravens announced that Flowers had been downgraded to out for the rest of the game.
Shortly after Flowers returned to the locker room, the Ravens had declared him questionable to return to the game with a knee injury.
After the game, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Flowers would have an MRI on Sunday morning.
‘It’s something that he has a chance to be OK with,’ Harbaugh said.
This story has been updated with new information.