Rashod Bateman Mother

Rashod Bateman is an American wide receiver who plays for the Baltimore Ravens. He was selected as the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft and signed a four-year contract worth $12.59 million. He had 138 receptions for 1,923 yards in 52 games as of January 2025. Since Bateman's contract cannot be continued for a fifth year given that he was a rookie, he signed a contract extension of two years worth $12.87 million in April 2024 as per ESPN.

Bateman began playing football in grade school and went to Tift County High School. Then, in 2018, Bateman used an athletic scholarship to enroll at the University of Minnesota. There, he became the Big Ten Receiver of the Year in 2019 and also received the honors of first-team All-Big Ten in the same year and third-team All-Big Ten in 2020. He played in 31 games and finished his collegiate career in 2020 with 147 receptions for 2,395 yards at an average of 16.3 and 19 touchdowns.

Who is Rashod Bateman’s mother?

Rashod Bateman’s mother is Lashonda Cromer. According to Ravens' official website, she worked as a teacher's assistant at the school and as a cashier at Dollar General. His mother, Lashoda, was in an abusive marriage with the stepfather which lasted for a decade and the couple divorced when Bateman was 13 years old as per the Ravens website.

"Sometimes I just wanted to make sure that my mom was alive," Bateman said.

"I don't want to get too deep, but I remember a lot," he said. "It was just a lot of violence, a lot of hitting, a lot of yelling, cursing. It was multiple weekends in a row for years straight. It's just what our family got used to." (via the Baltimore Ravens website)