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 coach put nan Ravens done difficult practices, arsenic nan seasoned coach ran arsenic galore interaction practices arsenic allowed by nan NFL rules. The wide receiver moreover attributed nan Raven's injuries to nan difficult practices..

"Full pads each nan time," Flowers said during a caller quality connected nan 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 still going."

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

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

Flowers was asked really players managed nan heavier workload. "We don’t," he responded.

The two-time Pro Bowler cited really galore yards he ran successful believe arsenic a testament to what Harbaugh’s practices were like.

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

"(In) nan first 2 games of past year, bro, I (ran) 10,000 yards (each)," Flowers said. "I ran 20,000 yards successful 2 games and still ran 4,000, 5,000, 4,000 (yards), successful believe that week."

New Ravens caput coach Jesse Minter coached nether Harbaugh for 4 seasons, and Flowers was concerned astir really nan practices would beryllium run. The erstwhile Boston College prima said nan first point he asked Minter astir was really nan practices would beryllium ran.

"Yeah, I talked to nan caller coach," Flowers said. "He worked pinch Harbaugh successful 2017, truthful he knows really it was, really we worked pinch Harbaugh. So he 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 nan game.’ That was nan first talk I had pinch him: How’s believe going to look?"

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

While practices whitethorn person been difficult nether Harbaugh, Flowers was still very productive. Last play successful 17 games, he caught 86 passes for 1,211 yards and 5 touchdowns arsenic nan Ravens’ apical receiver.

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

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