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WATCH: Zay Flowers Embarrasses Defender During Practice

The Ravens' first-round pick made a would-be defender look silly during joint practices with the Commanders.

Luke Easterling

WATCH: Zay Flowers Embarrasses Defender During Practice
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When the Baltimore Ravens spent their first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers, they envisioned moments like the one we saw this week during the team's joint practices with the Washington Commanders.

Despite his lack of ideal size, Flowers has always been able to win with elite route-running ability and short-area quickness, both of which he put on full display during a practice rep that one Commanders defender will want to forget.

Watch Flowers absolutely cook his defender on this route for the easy reception, showing off all the skills that made him a first-round pick:

The Ravens are expected to open up the offense in a big way under new coordinator Todd Monken, allowing Lamar Jackson to air it out way more often than he could under Greg Roman. 

Don't be surprised when Flowers is a big part of that expanded passing game this season and beyond.

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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