The receiver position is one of the Ravens' biggest needs heading into the offseason. However, they have some good news regarding their injured 2021 first-round pick.
"[Rashod Bateman] is going to be ready really soon to run full speed," head coach John Harbaugh told reporters. "He's going to have a great offseason."
"He's gonna have a great offseason."
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 19, 2023
Coach Harbaugh on Rashod Bateman: pic.twitter.com/rDda1D9rNj
Bateman played in just seven games this season, posting 15 catches for 285 yards and two touchdowns. There was a lot of excitement for the second-year receiver entering 2022 after playing in just 12 games as a rookie, but his season ended due to a foot injury that required surgery.
Harbaugh added that the screws in Bateman's surgically repaired foot can come out, but that they don't have to. Bateman recently posted a photo of his foot healing on Instagram.
Ravens WR Rashod Bateman showing the surgical scars from his foot surgery
— Kyle Phoenix Barber (@KylePBarber) January 18, 2023
(IG:rashodbateman) pic.twitter.com/3blOpsUXub
If Bateman can get fully healthy this offseason, it would certainly help Baltimore's receiving corps for 2023. The Ravens were the third-worst team in receiving yards and didn't have a receiver eclipse 500 yards.
"All of these guys are healthy going into the offseason, which gives them a chance to train from now until then to get ready to go," Harbaugh added. "That helps your injury outlook going forward too."
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