Overview
- Rashod Bateman was not at the most recent Baltimore Ravens media-open OTA sessions because he is dealing with personal matters, Declan Doyle told reporters.
- Bateman did take part in the first week of voluntary offseason work and had been present for much of the offseason before the recent absence.
- Those sessions are voluntary, and veterans often skip some practices, so the team framed the short absence as non-disciplinary and not injury-related.
- Doyle said he has been pleased with Bateman’s progress, expects him back for mandatory training camp, and plans to integrate him into the offense he is installing.
- Bateman enters his sixth season with uneven recent production—career highs in 2024 followed by a drop in 2025—so his availability matters for chemistry with Lamar Jackson and for the Ravens’ plans this year.