Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman. Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Ravens give health update on WR Rashod Bateman

By Aaron Becker | Last updated 1/24/23

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."

Coach Harbaugh on Rashod Bateman: pic.twitter.com/rDda1D9rNj
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 19, 2023

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
(IG:rashodbateman) pic.twitter.com/3blOpsUXub
— Kyle Phoenix Barber (@KylePBarber) January 18, 2023

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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