The Baltimore Ravens finally made official what we’ve known for a week, putting cornerback Tavon Young on injured reserve, according to the league’s official transactions list. But with the Kansas City Chiefs in town for “Monday Night Football,” the Ravens bolstered their secondary with a few familiar names from the practice squad.
Baltimore brought up safety Jordan Richards from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. The Ravens had been activating him only for gameday through the first two weeks but made the move more permanent in light of Young’s injury.
Richards had been signed last season after having to cut defensive back Justin Bethel due to some compensatory pick formula magic. Like Bethel before him, Richards has primarily been a special teams player for Baltimore, notching 177 (40% of the total snaps for the season) of the special-teams snaps over nine games last year compared to just one snap on defense. This season has been no different, with Richards being in on 74% of the special-teams snaps through two weeks.
In addition to that roster move, the Ravens activated both Terrell Bonds and Khalil Dorsey from the practice squad for tonight’s game against the Chiefs. With Young out for the season, Baltimore only had four cornerbacks on the 53-man roster, making them pretty thin on even a great matchup. But with Kansas City’s high-flying offense this week, having two additional cornerbacks active for the game gives Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale some much-needed flexibility in how he wants to match up.
Bonds was a UDFA last year, standing out in camp with some big plays. Dorsey was one of Baltimore’s UDFAs this year, though sadly none made the cut to the Ravens’ 53-man roster, breaking a 16-year streak.
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