Perriman Felt ‘Sigh Of Relief’ After Catch

The Ravens wide receiver hauled in two passes for a combined 25 yards on the first two plays of the game.

Ravens wide receiver Breshad Perriman’s NFL debut was delayed long enough.

Perriman was the first Raven on the field during pregame warmups in Thursday’s preseason finale in New Orleans, even before the stadium lights were fully turned on (no malfunction like in the Super Bowl).

When the game finally started, the Ravens came out slinging the ball Perriman’s way, and the 2015 first-round pick delivered.

Perriman caught two passes for a combined 25 yards on the first two plays of the game.

After a knee injury ended his rookie season before it even got started, then another knee injury derailed this year’s training camp, the first catch felt like a weight off Perriman’s shoulders.

Even Harbaugh joked about his receiver’s injury in the post-game press conference, posing as a reporter asking exactly how Perriman felt after the game on a scale from 1-10.

It’s been a long time coming for Perriman, and it was obvious how excited he was to make his debut, which happened to be in the same stadium where his father debuted his NFL career.

Perriman didn’t think he was going to be too nervous leading up to the game, but that changed Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon as he waited and waited.