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Rashod Bateman has heartbreaking reaction to Ravens losing a key coach to Saints

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Steve Zavala | Last updated 2/21/24

The Baltimore Ravens have bid farewell to yet another coach.

The New Orleans Saints have hired Keith Williams as their new wide receivers coach. Williams, who took hold of Baltimore's assistant wide receivers coach position for the 2023 season, confirmed on Instagram that he is indeed joining New Orleans’ coaching staff.

Williams replaces Kodi Burns, who served as New Orleans’ wide receivers coach over the last two seasons. The Saints and Burns parted ways last month.

Williams closely worked with several Ravens wideouts over the past year, including Rashod Bateman.

Bateman will miss not having Williams around in Baltimore anymore. The third-year wideout took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday to react to Williams' departure.

@wideouts
— Rashod Bateman (@R_bateman2) February 20, 2024

Williams has three years of coaching experience in the NFL. He first joined the Ravens as a pass game specialist ahead of the 2021 season. He was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach for the 2023 campaign.

Baltimore has now watched as a total of five coaches leave the organization since the conclusion of the 2023 season. Among them, Mike Macdonald left his role as Ravens defensive coordinator to become the new head coach of the Seattle Seahawks earlier this month.

The Ravens are now looking to fill three coaching vacancies, including their open defensive line coach position. Anthony Weaver, who recently hired to become the Miami Dolphins’ new defensive coordinator, held this role over the last three seasons.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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