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Bateman has endured injuries throughout the first two years of his NFL career, most recently in November, when he underwent season-ending foot surgery.
” …Blame the one you let do this…. we take heat 24/7 . & keep us healthy … care about US & see what happen.. ain’t no promises tho … tired of y’all lyin and capn on players for no reason.”
The comments didn’t go unnoticed by Bateman, Baltimore’s first-round pick in 2021, who lambasted DeCosta in a since-deleted tweet.
“How bout you play to your player’s strength and & stop pointing the finger at us and #8,” Bateman wrote, referencing quarterback Lamar Jackson.
When speaking at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, DeCosta was asked about misfires in drafting at the position, stating in part, “If I had an answer, that would probably mean I would have some better receivers.”
“There have been some guys that have been successful players for us that were draft picks. We’ve never really hit on that All-Pro type of guy, which is disappointing, but it’s not for a lack of effort,” DeCosta said, according to “The Vault” podcast.
“We’re gonna keep swinging and hopefully at one of these points, we’re gonna hit the ball out of the park.”
Ravens receiver Rashod Bateman ripped into general manager Eric DeCosta on Thursday following the Baltimore exec’s candid admission about drafting pass catchers.
