Training camp delivered two very different injury scares this weekend, one serious and one that appears to be a scare the teams involved can breathe easier about. Washington Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps that will likely require surgery and sideline him for a significant chunk of the 2026 season, while Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers is considered day-to-day with a quad contusion after a scary-looking collision.

Laremy Tunsil's Torn Triceps

Tunsil suffered the injury during one-on-one pass-rush drills at Saturday's practice, tearing his triceps while working against free-agent addition Odafe Oweh. According to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and Steve Wyche, Tunsil is likely to need surgery and will miss at least a significant portion of the regular season. The Washington Post's Tashan Reed reported that a recovery of multiple months is expected.

The injury is a major blow for a Commanders offensive line that was counting on Tunsil as its anchor. Washington acquired Tunsil in a trade with the Houston Texans last offseason, sending four draft picks in return, and he started 14 games at left tackle in 2025. Just five months ago, in March, Tunsil signed a two-year, $60.2 million extension that made him the NFL's first offensive tackle to reach $30 million in average annual value, with $61.5 million in total guarantees. PFF ranked Tunsil as the sixth-best offensive tackle in the league in 2025, and he was the only Commanders player named in the top 10 of ESPN's preseason survey of coaches and executives heading into 2026.

Tunsil, who turned 32 last Sunday, is a five-time Pro Bowler who has started at least 14 games in nine of his 10 NFL seasons, dating back to when the Miami Dolphins selected him 13th overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. He also missed three games last season with a hamstring injury. Washington now has to look elsewhere for left tackle depth, with options on the roster including Trent Scott, Foster Sarell, Andrew Wylie and 2024 starter Brandon Coleman, who filled in for Tunsil last season and started 12 games as a rookie in 2024. The Commanders also added offensive linemen Daniel Brunskill and Nicholas Petit-Frere on the same day the injury news broke.

Zay Flowers' Quad Contusion

Flowers left Saturday's Ravens practice early after colliding with safety Jaylinn Hawkins during a seven-on-seven drill, immediately falling to the ground and appearing to be in pain while holding his left leg. Quarterback Lamar Jackson, running back Derrick Henry and general manager Eric DeCosta all came over to check on Flowers while athletic trainers examined and flexed his leg for roughly 10 minutes. Flowers ultimately walked off the field under his own power without needing a cart.

After practice, Ravens head coach Jesse Minter confirmed the injury was a left quad contusion and said Flowers is considered day-to-day. "Thankfully, I think he'll be OK in the long term," Minter said. The injury came just three days after Flowers signed a four-year, $140 million contract extension with $108 million guaranteed, the biggest non-quarterback contract in franchise history, making him the NFL's fourth-highest-paid wide receiver by average annual value at $35 million per year.

Flowers has become Jackson's most trusted target and the focal point of Baltimore's passing game, coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard, Pro Bowl seasons. His 1,211 receiving yards in 2025 accounted for 36.9 percent of the Ravens' total receiving yardage, the second-highest share of any player in the league behind only Seattle's Jaxon Smith-Njigba. With Flowers sidelined for the time being, veteran Rashod Bateman is stepping into the No. 1 receiver role with the first-team offense. The injury isn't expected to affect Flowers' availability for Baltimore's regular-season opener on September 13 against the Indianapolis Colts, and he could also be full-go before the Ravens' joint practices with the Minnesota Vikings on August 19 and 20.

Two Different Outlooks for Training Camp

The contrast between the two situations is stark. Tunsil's injury threatens to knock one of the league's premier left tackles out for a significant chunk of the 2026 season just months after he signed a record-setting extension, leaving Washington's offensive line to piece together a plan on the fly as it tries to protect quarterback Jayden Daniels. Flowers, meanwhile, appears to have avoided a worst-case outcome, with the Ravens expecting him back on the field within the coming weeks well before the regular season begins.

Both injuries also carry financial weight. Despite likely missing the majority of the season, Tunsil will still collect $34.35 million in 2026, including a $32.5 million signing bonus and a $1.495 million base salary, pushing his career earnings past $142.2 million. Flowers' new deal, meanwhile, was barely a few days old when the injury happened, a reminder of how quickly training camp can turn a celebratory week into an anxious one, even when the outcome ends up being minor.

For Washington, this is the second straight training camp marked by an injury to a key contributor after a 2025 season that was upended by them; the Commanders went 12-5 and reached the NFC Championship Game in 2024 before falling to 5-12 last year as Daniels and other starters battled injuries for long stretches. Losing Tunsil for a significant chunk of 2026 raises the stakes for a Washington team that made notable offseason additions, including wide receiver Stefon Diggs, and was hoping to build on the positive energy coming out of training camp before Saturday's news.

For Baltimore, the goal now is simply managing Flowers' workload carefully for the rest of camp rather than rushing him back. With Bateman capable of stepping into the top receiver spot in the interim and the regular-season opener against Indianapolis still more than a month away, the Ravens have time on their side. Both teams will provide further updates as camp progresses, particularly on any additional testing or imaging that clarifies Tunsil's exact recovery timeline.