Michael Peterson is a former collegiate football player who has covered the NFL at SB Nation since 2017. Michael's areas of expertise include breaking news, opinion, and NFL draft coverage.
After being selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, wide receiver Rashod Bateman has had a slow start to what many thought would be a strong professional career seeing as he was drafted to be Lamar Jackson’s next go-to wide receiver. However, through his first three seasons in the NFL (and injuries did take a toll, to be fair), he totaled just 1,167 yards, four touchdowns, and 93 receptions in 34 games played.