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Bateman

He practiced in full twice on Thursday and Friday. With Ja’Kobi Lane eating into his targets and the Bengals ever-vulnerable through the air by tight ends, Bateman is probably only a deep-league play in Week 7.

Bateman has been playing through this shoulder injury for a while, though he was forced to leave early last week. Bateman should now be expected to play, but he is only a boom-bust FLEX option with Ja’Kobi Lane now back in the lineup.

Bateman left the Ravens’ Week 6 game against the Browns and did not return, though head coach Jesse Minter told reporters on Monday that he was going to be fine. Expect the team to manage his reps in practice this week with an eye on getting him ready for Sunday. Bateman has made a handful of splash plays this year, but his production is low-volume and high-variance. He will be a low-end FLEX option for Week 7.

Sounds like another week of managed reps in practice is ahead for Bateman, but he’ll likely have a reasonable chance to suit up in Week 7.

We’re not quite sure when this injury occurred, but Bateman was dealing with a shoulder injury throughout the week. He was removed from the final injury report on Friday. Bateman’s day ends without a reception on one target.

Bateman was a surprise DNP on Thursday, but got in a full session today. He remains an uninspiring FLEX option against the Browns in Week 6.

Bateman played through the shoulder injury last week. He was limited yesterday, but coach Jesse Minter said he wasn’t worried. Downgrading to a DNP is not a good sign. Meanwhile, Ja’Kobi Lane (wrist) is practicing fully this week and could hop right into WR2 duties for the Ravens.

We won’t know what Bateman’s injury is until the Ravens drop their first injury report of Week 6 later today, but head coach Jesse Minter wasn’t worried. He downplayed the issue and told reporters he expects Bateman to play this week. Barring a setback, Bateman will remain a deep-cut FLEX option for Week 6 versus the Browns.

Bateman had a relatively quiet game until notching 38 yards on three receptions on the team’s final possession of regulation, helping to spur an improbable comeback victory in overtime. The team took the ball with just over two minutes remaining down by eight, eventually driving the field and tacking on a two-point conversion to send the game to extra time. Bateman remains a shaky FLEX option for as long as Zay Flowers remains healthy. He won’t be worth starting in most leagues in a Week 6 meeting with the Browns.

He’ll play. It won’t matter for fantasy football players. Tyler Huntley seems much less likely to randomly connect with Bateman downfield than Lamar Jackson did, and even Jackson was barely doing it much.