Police investigate Ravens’ Zay Flowers in alleged domestic assault

Baltimore County police are investigating an alleged domestic assault involving Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers, The Baltimore Banner confirmed.

The investigation also includes a police department in Acton, Massachusetts, which acknowledged a domestic violence incident report related to an incident in Baltimore County last month involving Flowers.

Acton police declined to release the report, citing state laws that keep communications confidential between victims and police in cases of domestic violence or sexual assault. An Acton police spokesman also cited the law and declined to answer questions about the matter.

When asked if they were investigating Flowers, Baltimore County police also acknowledged that the department had been informed of an alleged assault in the Owings Mills area on Jan. 21. A spokesperson said the matter was pending and the department would not release additional details at this time.

Flowers has not been charged with any crime. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

“We take these matters seriously and will have no further comment at this time,” a Ravens spokesperson said Thursday afternoon.

Flowers’ agent, Zac Hiller, did not immediately return messages Thursday afternoon.

Flowers played in the AFC championship game a week after county police received the report.

Flowers, a standout at Boston College, was the Ravens’ first-round pick in 2023 and is coming off the best season for a first-year receiver in franchise history. He set rookie records for receptions (77) and receiving yards (858) and added six total touchdowns in 16 games. Flowers also led the Ravens in the playoffs with nine receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown, although his goal-line fumble in the championship game proved costly in a 17-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The issue of domestic violence has loomed large in the NFL since former Ravens running back Ray Rice was arrested and accused of assaulting his then-fiancée in 2014. The charges led to his suspension and eventual release, and since So, owner Steve Bisciotti has largely maintained a zero-tolerance policy for players accused of domestic violence.

After selecting Flowers 22nd overall in April, general manager Eric DeCosta said the Ravens had done “a lot of research” on Flowers and had not “come across many face-to-face prospects more impressive and fair than the ones I have seen”. ever interviewed.”