Ravens star Zay Flowers says John Harbaugh made practice too hard: 'The load was heavy'

Baltimore Ravens prima wide receiver Zay Flowers is looking guardant to practices without John Harbaugh moving them.

Flowers, 25, played nether Harbaugh for 3 seasons and said his erstwhile manager enactment the Ravens done hard practices, arsenic the seasoned manager ran arsenic galore interaction practices arsenic allowed by the NFL rules. The wide receiver adjacent attributed the Raven's injuries to the hard practices..

"Full pads each the time," Flowers said during a caller quality connected the 4th and South podcast. "However galore practices successful pads you tin get, each azygous one. We’re doing one-on-ones successful Week 17. Week 17, we’re doing one-on-ones, everybody retired there, we’re tired, we’re inactive going."

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Zay Flowers and caput manager John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens basal connected the sideline during the nationalist anthem earlier the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

"That’s wherefore we had a batch of injuries," Flowers said. "Because of however we practiced, however we went. The load was heavy."

Flowers was asked however players managed the heavier workload. "We don’t," helium responded.

The two-time Pro Bowler cited however galore yards helium ran successful signifier arsenic a testament to what Harbaugh’s practices were like.

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Head manager John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens walks the tract earlier an NFL shot crippled against the New England Patriots astatine M&T Bank Stadium. The crippled took spot successful Baltimore, Maryland, connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

"(In) the archetypal 2 games of past year, bro, I (ran) 10,000 yards (each)," Flowers said. "I ran 20,000 yards successful 2 games and inactive ran 4,000, 5,000, 4,000 (yards), successful signifier that week."

New Ravens caput manager Jesse Minter coached nether Harbaugh for 4 seasons, and Flowers was acrophobic astir however the practices would beryllium run. The erstwhile Boston College prima said the archetypal happening helium asked Minter astir was however the practices would beryllium ran.

"Yeah, I talked to the caller coach," Flowers said. "He worked with Harbaugh successful 2017, truthful helium knows however it was, however we worked with Harbaugh. So helium says, ‘You’re going to get your work, but it’s going to beryllium a small easier connected your body. You’re going to beryllium fresher for the game.’ That was the archetypal speech I had with him: How’s signifier going to look?"

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Zay Flowers of the Baltimore Ravens scores a touchdown during the 4th fourth against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Jan. 4, 2026 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

While practices whitethorn person been hard nether Harbaugh, Flowers was inactive precise productive. Last play successful 17 games, helium caught 86 passes for 1,211 yards and 5 touchdowns arsenic the Ravens’ apical receiver.

Flowers’ comments besides could service arsenic a informing for what New York Giants players should expect from Harbaugh successful his archetypal year.

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