BALTIMORE — Rashod Bateman is the Ravens’ No. 1 wide receiver, but now he has to prove he’s one of the best in the NFL.
Top receivers in this league are reliable pass-catchers who can also make big plays on the outside. They make even bigger players inside the red zone and cause opposing defensive coordinators to stay up all week thinking about how to stop them.
Bateman, the team’s top draft pick out of Minnesota a year ago, had a good rookie season, but few of the league’s shutdown cornerbacks are afraid of him.
