The Baltimore Ravens selected wide receiver Zay Flowers with the No. 22 pick in the 2023 NFL draft. After a stellar rookie season, Flowers has followed it up with another tremendous sophomore campaign, one that’s seen him further his connection with quarterback Lamar Jackson even deeper.
Baltimore offensive coordinator Todd Monken was asked about Flowers. He mentioned how things are different when someone is a rookie as opposed to when they have experience at the NFL level. He also talked about how while on-field growth is one thing, handling things like social media, the length of the NFL season, and more all contribute to growth, and it’s all easier the second time around.
“Well, a couple of weeks ago, I kind of mentioned that there’s a lot of things that go into that. The first year for a rookie – everything’s different. Where you live is different, [the] food is different, the coaching is different, the system is different, [and] the stage you’re on is different for a lot of players. Some not as much, but for others it is. Having to deal with everything that comes with being a professional player; social media, how do you handle that part of it? How do you handle the length of a season? I mean, holy cow, [look at] how long our season is. I think it’s just the comfort of already going through it like all of us. When you go through something, I think it’s easier the second time around.”
Flowers has been majorly impressive throughout his first two seasons in Baltimore. He hopes the trend can continue for many years, with massive amounts of success attached to his NFL career.