Ravens star Zay Flowers says John Harbaugh made practice too hard: 'The load was heavy'

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Baltimore Ravens star wide receiver Zay Flowers is looking forward to practices without John Harbaugh running them.

Flowers, 25, played under Harbaugh for three seasons and said his former coach put the Ravens through hard practices and ran as many contact practices as allowed by the NFL rules. The wide receiver even attributed the Raven's injuries to difficult practices.

"Full pads all the time," Flowers said during a recent appearance on the "4th and South" podcast. "However many practices in pads you can get, every single one. We’re doing one-on-ones in Week 17. Week 17, we’re doing one-on-ones. Everybody out there. We’re tired. We’re still going.

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Zay Flowers and head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens stand on the sideline during the national anthem before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh Jan. 4, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

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

Flowers was asked how players managed the heavier workload. 

"We don’t," he responded.

The two-time Pro Bowler cited how many yards he ran in practice as a testament to what Harbaugh’s practices were like.

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Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens walks the field before a game against the New England Patriots at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore Dec. 21, 2025. (Kevin