Baltimore Ravens large receiver Zay Flowers continues to be paying for the taunting penalty that helped finish his group’s probabilities for a comeback within the AFC Championship sport. On this case he’s actually paying for it out of his pockets.
The NFL announced on Saturday that Flowers has been fined $10,927 for the taunting penalty he incurred after an enormous 54-yard catch within the Ravens’ 17-10 loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
After the play, Flowers shoved Chiefs defensive again L’Jarius Sneed, flipped the ball at him after which stood over him. That penalty backed the Ravens as much as the 25-yard line as a substitute of giving them the ball on the 10-yard line. Only a few performs later, Flowers made issues worse by fumbling on the objective line – a fumble that was pressured by Sneed – and permitting the Chiefs to recuperate in the long run zone.
Baltimore wouldn’t rating one other landing for the rest of the sport and ended up falling simply in need of a Tremendous Bowl berth. That sequence of occasions marked an enormous turning level within the sport.
It was a tricky finish to an in any other case sturdy rookie season for the Flowers. After being chosen with No. 22 total choose within the 2023 NFL Draft, Flowers led the Ravens with 77 catches and 858 receiving yards. He additionally caught 5 touchdowns.
He caught 5 passes for 115 yards and the Ravens’ solely landing within the AFC Championship sport, together with the aforementioned 54-yard catch that preceded the penalty. Flowers figures to be a favourite goal of quarterback Lamar Jackson and an enormous a part of the Ravens offense in future seasons.