According to Jeff Zrebiec on Twitter, Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Rashod Bateman will require surgery for his injured groin and will be sidelined 'until some point in September'.

This is a tough blow for the promising rookie wide receiver. 38th in our wide receiver rankings before the news, Bateman will see both his ranking and ADP take a tumble. There is no definitive timeline for his return available. Zrebiec speculated that the Ravens might choose to place him on designated to return I.R., which would keep him sidelined until at least Week 4. Bateman was expected to compete for a significant role in a Ravens passing attack that was expected to open up the playbook. Marquise Brown and Sammy Watkins are now locked in the top two receiver roles when healthy, but this also means that Tylan Wallace, Devin Duvernay, and perhaps James Proche have an opportunity to open the season as the third wide receiver.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters that rookie WR Rashod Bateman has a soft tissue injury and will be out weeks. Harbaugh is still hopeful for Bateman to play Week 1.

Big yikes. Bateman was looking like a Swiss Army knife-type player for the Ravens but now is tough to roster ahead of the regular season. The only healthy receiver of note for the Ravens is Sammy Watkins. Fingers crossed Bateman only deals with this injury now and it does not linger into the regular season.

Ravens first round WR Rashod Bateman suffered a soft tissue injury at practice today, source said.

He’ll have tests and the severity isn’t known, Rapoport went on to say, but it’s not structural. Bateman is a fantastic prospect, though his 2021 outlook is muddled thanks to the Ravens’ run-oriented attack, the presence of Marquise Brown (and Sammy Watkins) and Mark Andrews as the team’s most dependable receiver.