The Baltimore Ravens listed wide receiver Zay Flowers as doubtful for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints and ruled out Pro Bowl defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike, ESPN reporter Jamison Hensley reported on Sept. 18, 2026. Flowers missed a majority of practices this week after aggravating a left hamstring injury in Baltimore's 41-23 season-opening win at the Indianapolis Colts, according to the report.
Ravens List Zay Flowers Doubtful for Saints Game, Rule Out Nnamdi Madubuike
The Baltimore Ravens listed wide receiver Zay Flowers as doubtful for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints and ruled out Pro Bowl defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike, ESPN reporter Jamison Hensley reported on Sept. 18, 2026. Flowers missed a majority of practices this week after aggravating a left hamstring injury in Baltimore's 41-23 season-opening win at the Indianapolis Colts, according to the report.
Over his last 18 games, Flowers has 91 catches for 1,361 yards, while the Ravens' other wide receivers combined for 55 catches for 814 yards over the same stretch, per the report.
If Flowers cannot play, Rashod Bateman becomes the most familiar target for quarterback Lamar Jackson, according to the report. The other four healthy wide receivers are LaJohntay Wester, Devontez Walker, Elijah Sarratt and Chris Moore.
Flowers has missed only three games to injury in his four seasons, the report said. He was last inactive for the 2024 AFC divisional round playoff loss at Buffalo.
Madubuike, who has been limited in practice all week, will wait another week to return from what the report described as a significant neck injury.
Baltimore also listed three starters as questionable: linebacker Trey Hendrickson (finger), guard John Simpson (groin) and offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (toe). Stanley has been sidelined for 45 games in his 10 seasons, with only one of those games in the past two seasons, per the report. If Stanley cannot play, Carson Vinson would make his first career start.
- The source does not state the severity of Flowers' hamstring injury or a timeline for his return.
- The source does not state how many practices Flowers missed, only that he missed a majority of them.
- The source does not state the date of Sunday's game.
- The source does not state the nature or severity of Madubuike's neck injury beyond describing it as significant, nor a date for his return.
- The source does not state which receiver would start in Flowers' place, only that Bateman becomes the most familiar target for Jackson.
- The source does not state the practice participation of Hendrickson, Simpson or Stanley, nor whether they participated at all.