ExtremeRavens Posted May 22 Posted May 22 Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers said Wednesday that he spent part of this offseason focused on trying to “be a better person.” It was the first time that Flowers met with the media since a police investigation into an alleged domestic incident connected to the wide receiver took place earlier this year. Baltimore County Police suspended the investigation in February with no charges, and the NFL concluded last month that there was “insufficient evidence” that the 2022 first-round draft pick violated the league’s personal conduct policy. “It was a process that me and my team had to go through,” Flowers, 23, said after practice at voluntary organized team activities at the Ravens’ facility in Owings Mills. “I respect the question, but there’s really nothing else I can add. “I’m just looking forward to the season and getting better and building my reputation and showing the Ravens’ community and the younger generation that I’m here and I’m ready to go and be a better person.” In January, a woman told police in Acton, Massachusetts, about a “violent domestic incident” that took place in Owings Mills on Jan. 16, in which the “suspect’s brother also drew a firearm.” The woman declined to name the suspect, saying only that he is an NFL player, and told police in Massachusetts that she was “physically assaulted” and left with “multiple bruises,” according to the Baltimore County Police report. In that interview, she said she was living with her boyfriend in a townhouse outside Baltimore when the incident became “physical and violent.” Flowers added Wednesday that he also spent part of his offseason surrounded by friends and family and that moving forward he wants to focus on the Baltimore community as well as football. “I just do what I do to help the community, have fun with my people, have fun with the kids and just go about what I do and play football and focus on the future,” he said. Part of that focus includes getting over last year’s AFC championship game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore was trailing Kansas City by 10 points at the start of the fourth quarter when, on a second-and-8 from the Chiefs’ 9-yard line, Flowers caught a short pass from Lamar Jackson but was stripped of the ball by cornerback L’Jarius Sneed before crossing the goal line. Kansas City recovered the fumble for a touchback, held on for a 17-10 win and went on to claim its second straight Super Bowl title and third in five years. Ravens team OTA open practice | PHOTOS “I still ain’t get over it,” Flowers said. “I still think about it. I know [this season] we got a chance to get back there and try to make it to the Super Bowl. That’s why I’m working hard every day and going hard every day to get back to that moment.” The Ravens will likely need another strong year from Flowers to do so. The former Boston College star led the team in targets (108), catches (77) and receiving yards (858), all franchise records for a rookie. He also scored six touchdowns — five receiving and one rushing — to go with 56 rushing yards on eight attempts. He hopes to expand on those numbers this season and said he’s “way more comfortable” in offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s scheme now compared with last year. “I had to learn the new playbook so fast that in my head I always was rushing,” he said. “This year, I got more patient.” Flowers also said he wants to get better at “every phase” of the game and to try to be more of a leader in a young receiver room that, for now, includes 10 receivers age 25 or younger. Asked what advice he’d give the team’s rookie and younger receivers, he provided some perhaps telling insight. “Just go, it’s gonna happen fast,” he said. “So just go understand and have a plan for everything you do.” Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers works out during organized team activities on Wednesday in Owings Mills. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff) View the full article Quote
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