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NFL news roundup: Ravens WR Zay Flowers considered day to day with quad contusion | Latest NFL News, Analysis & Updates | NFL.com

Ravens WR Zay Flowers is considered day to day with a quad contusion. Other injury updates include TE Kenny Yeboah and S Joey Blount being placed on injured reserve.

First seen Aug 08, 2026 · 8:30 PM UTC · last updated Aug 09 2:30 AM

Scoring Zone's Take

Zay Flowers' quad contusion is the headline here, but the day-to-day designation is the good news — this reads as a minor bump rather than anything that should dent his draft stock. Flowers remains a clear WR2/high-upside WR3 in Baltimore's offense and there's no indication in these reports that he'll miss real time. Treat this as background noise during draft prep: don't let it push him down your board, but keep an eye on his practice status as camp reports trickle in before you finalize rankings.

Kenny Yeboah and Joey Blount are a different story. Both landing on injured reserve signals they're out for a significant stretch, and neither was likely on your radar as a draftable asset anyway — Yeboah is a depth tight end and Blount a depth safety in a non-fantasy-relevant position. The IR move matters more for Baltimore's roster construction than for your fantasy team, but it's worth filing away: if Yeboah had any late-round streaming appeal at TE in deep leagues, that's off the table now, and it opens a rep or two for other tight ends on the Ravens' depth chart worth monitoring in the coming weeks.

Net action for you: no change to Flowers' draft valuation, continue treating him as a locked-in Ravens pass-catcher building block. Cross Yeboah off any late-round TE speculation list. No add/drop urgency here since it's the offseason — just keep tracking Flowers' practice participation reports as they come in, since a soft-tissue injury lingering into the season would be the real signal to watch for.

NFL news roundup: Ravens WR Zay Flowers considered day to day with quad contusion

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INJURIES

  • TE Kenny Yeboah was placed on injured reserve.
  • S Joey Blount was placed on IR.

SIGNINGS

ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

  • WR Zay Flowers is considered day to day with a quad contusion, head coach Jesse Minter said.

SIGNINGS

  • DB Brandon Hill
  • DB William Wright

ROSTER CUTS

  • DB Kenechukwu Eziomume was waived with an injury designation.
  • DB Gervarrius Owens was waived with an injury designation.

INJURIES

  • WR Luther Burden III exited Saturday's practice with an apparent lower body injury, per local reporters.

INJURIES

  • WR Jamari Thrash reverted to injured reserve after being waived with an injury designation.

SIGNINGS

ROSTER CUTS

  • RB Dominic Richardson was waived.
  • DE Charles Snowden was waived from IR with an injury settlement.

INJURIES

  • LB Jaishawn Barham (groin) isn't practicing Saturday but it isn't considered serious, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said.

SIGNINGS

  • WR Kyre Duplessis
  • WR Kyrese Rowan
  • DB Ricardo Hallman

ROSTER CUTS

  • DB Sam Webb

INJURIES

  • DE Matt Henningsen was placed on injured reserve.

INJURIES

  • DB De’Shawn Rucker reverted to injured reserve after being waived with an injury designation.

SIGNINGS

INJURIES

  • OL Garrett DiGiorgio was placed on injured reserve.
  • LB Jared Bartlettwas placed on IR.

OTHER NEWS

  • QB Kirk Cousins and DE Maxx Crosby were held out of practice Saturday for fighting during Friday's session, head coach Klint Kubiak said.

ROSTER CUTS

  • DB Drey Norwood was waived with an injury designation.

OTHER NEWS

  • QB Ty Simpson will "definitely" play in the Rams' first preseason game against the Chiefs, said head coach Sean McVay, who added he hasn't decided if quarterback Stetson Bennett will yet.

INJURIES

  • DB Omar Brown reverted to injured reserve after being waived with an injury designation.

SIGNINGS

  • DL Brien Taylor
  • LB Deion Jones' signing was officially announced.
  • LB Malakai Williams

ROSTER CUTS

  • DL Zxavian Harris was waived.

INJURIES

  • DT KeeShawn Silver reverted to injured reserve after being waived with an injury designation.

SIGNINGS

INJURIES

  • DB Jarrick Bernard-Converse reverted to injured reserve after being waived with an injury designation.

INJURIES

  • LB David Bailey should be "fine" after injuring his ankle in Saturday's practice, head coach Aaron Glenn said. Glenn added that Bailey will likely be day to day.
  • S VJ Payne will be sidelined for three to four weeks due to a bone bruise, Glenn said.

INJURIES

  • OL Brett Toth has a concussion, per local reporters.
  • DE Nick Bosa missed Saturday's practice due to "soreness" but the team has no concerns, head coach Kyle Shanahan said.
  • LB Luke Gifford is dealing with a hamstring injury, per local reporters.

SIGNINGS

  • RB Justin Jones

ROSTER CUTS

  • LB Power Echols was waived.

INJURIES

  • LB Joseph Vaughn reverted to injured reserve after being waived with an injury designation.

TRYOUTS

SIGNINGS

ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

  • LT Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps, will likely need surgery and is expected to miss at least a significant portion of the season, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo and NFL Network's Steve Wyche reported Saturday.

RETIREMENTS

  • DT DJ Davidson was placed on the reserve/retirement list.
Coverage from Nfl Dot Com News · by Around the NFL Staff · Aug 08, 2026 · read original