Ravens' Andrews on slow start: 'My time will come'
Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews isn't worried about his slow start to the season.
"My time will come," Andrews said after Thursday's practice, according to Ryin Mink of the team website. "I mean, all that (fantasy talk) is good and stuff, but they don't know what's going on inside this building and how we're working and what I'm doing."
He added: "They're not watching me every play. They're not seeing the type of work that I'm putting in. And so, all good things come with time."
The 29-year-old only has six receptions on eight targets for 65 yards. He has failed to find the end zone this year and has not scored a touchdown since Week 8 of last season.
Isaiah Likely has been the Ravens' primary pass-catcher at the tight end position, racking up 12 receptions for 141 yards and one score. Likely's 16 targets rank seventh in the NFL among all tight ends.
Andrews suffered an ankle injury last campaign that sidelined him for the team's final six regular-season games and its divisional-round contest against the Houston Texans. He was activated off injured reserve for the AFC Championship but played in only 31% of the offensive snaps.
"I feel great. I think you saw in the film, you see the way I'm moving. I think I'm doing a lot of things better than I ever have," Andrews said.
"And, yeah, you know, it's different. We've got a different team, but I still feel incredibly good and fast and strong. And I'm the same player I've always been. It's just balls haven't come my way."
Andrews was selected by Baltimore in the third round of the 2018 draft and has totaled 387 catches for 4,922 yards with 40 touchdowns in 90 career contests.
The Ravens will face off against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football in Week 4.