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          Ravens add wide receiver depth by signing Russell Gage

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          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2024, 02:17 PM ET
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens added depth to their wide receiver group by signing veteran Russell Gage on Tuesday.

          Gage, 28, was sidelined all of last season after tearing his patellar tendon in training camp with the Buccaneers. In 2022, he caught 51 passes for 426 yards and five touchdowns with Tampa Bay.

          "It was an opportunity for us," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "He's a guy who is a proven player."

          Gage's arrival comes one day after Rashod Bateman appeared to injure his ribs on a touchdown grab. Bateman, a 2021 first-round pick, was not at practice Tuesday, but Harbaugh said the injury was "nothing long term."

          Without Bateman, the only experienced wide receivers for Baltimore are Zay Flowers, Nelson Agholor, Tylan Wallace and Deonte Harty.

          A sixth-round pick in 2018, Gage has totaled 244 receptions for 2,491 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Atlanta Falcons and Buccaneers. His best season came in 2020, when he had 72 catches for 786 yards and four touchdowns.