Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers is no longer under investigation for an alleged domestic assault incident.
The alleged incident is reported to have happened in January before the Ravens’ AFC championship game against the Chiefs, according to CBS News. The incident reportedly took place Baltimore County, Md., though police in Acton, Mass., are also reportedly involved in the investigation, per The Baltimore Banner.
The Baltimore Banner reported on Feb. 20 Baltimore County Police had ended the investigation without filing any charges.
Flowers, the team’s 2023 first-round pick out of Boston College, led all Ravens receivers with 77 catches and 858 receiving yards and was tied for the team lead with five touchdown receptions in 2023.
Here’s everything to know about the alleged incident.
Zay Flowers allegations, explained
The Baltimore Banner reported on Feb. 20 a woman showed up at the Acton Police Department to report a “violent domestic incident” that involved an NFL player in Owings Mills, which is a suburb of Baltimore. She reported the NFL’s player’s brother drew a gun, but she declined to identify the player and instead asked only what would happen if she filed an official report.
The woman is reported to have described the situation to officers as “a really bad ten minutes” but said she “hasn’t been scared since.” She described the player, whom police reportedly believed to be Flowers through social media connections with the woman, as having “too much to lose” and being “too smart to do something like that.” She declined to press charges or file a police report.
The woman reportedly did not want to provide a name or address for the suspect, describing him only as “high profile” and saying he is an NFL player.
The woman reportedly arrived at the Acton Police Department saying she had multiple bruises and said she had been living outside Baltimore with her boyfriend, but while her father confirmed bruises, she neither shared photos of the bruises nor sought medical treatment.
The Banner reported she called 911 in Baltimore County and when asked if she needed help, she declined. Two police cars came to the house anyway and waited in the parking lot, which she later reportedly told Acton Police scared the brother and caused him to put his gun away and stop. Per the Banner, a 911 call had been dialed to Baltimore County Police to a house geolocated next to Flowers’ home in Owings Mills.
Acton Police asked the woman if she wanted a protective order, and she reportedly told them she felt safe in her home and was not in fear. Baltimore County Police contacted the woman and her father, but learned of no further issues. Without a suspect identified or additional information, the investigation was suspended.
“We take these matters seriously and will have no further comment at this time,” the Ravens said in a statement to CBS News at the time of the initial reports. Flowers’ agent reportedly did not return messages requesting comment from the Banner.
As noted by the Banner, the Ravens have a zero-tolerance policy regarding players accused of domestic violence since former Baltimore running back Ray Rice was arrested and charged with assaulting his fiancee in 2014, an incident that ultimately ended his career.
This post will be updated as more information is reported.
