Baltimore Ravens 2015 first round draft pick, wide receiver Breshad Perriman, has been hurt since the first day of training camp due to a sprained PCL injury. Perriman recently had an MRI, and it came back normal so his injury is pretty much in a rest, wait and see mode. But even though the injury is out of Perriman's control, he is losing the wide receiver position battle.

Don't be mistaken. There is no way in hell that Perriman is going to be off the roster anytime soon. It just means that Perriman has a lot of catching up to do literally and figuratively. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has always been a coach that believes every single player has to earn playing time. Harbaugh has never been a coach to start rookies off the bat for the most part. 

When the injury first occurred, it didn't seem like a big deal and was speculated that Perriman would be back in a couple of days. Now, it has been over two weeks and Perriman hasn't seen the field yet. It has caused the Ravens, Raven fans and the local media to be concerned about how severe the injury has been.

Combine that with the fact that the wide receiver battle is looking pretty good with Kamar Aiken having a great offseason and 2015 rookie sixth round draft wide receiver Darren Waller  showing a lot of promise with his size and speed so it could be a while before Perriman gets some real playing time in the regular season. From a injury standpoint, this isn't very good for the Ravens obviously. But from a competition standpoint, the Ravens have to like what they see.

To Perriman's credit however, when did play in the first training camp practice, he showed great separation and athletic ability. The one thing that has stood out about Perriman is that he is aggressive towards the football. He likes to fight for the ball. That will always win points with coaches no matter what as Perriman is trying to prove the critics wrong who have be weary of his catching ability since he was drafted by the Ravens early this past May.

With veteran wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. announcing his retirement, what the Ravens have seen from the depth at receiver including Michael Campanaro, Jeremy Butler and Marlon Brown creates a situation where the Ravens might have the best group of receivers the team has ever had in it's 20 year history.

The Ravens will probably keep six receivers on the 53 man roster once the cutdowns begin over the next couple weeks before week one and if things don't improve with Perriman's health, he could be at the bottom of the depth chart by default.

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