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Giants host five veterans on tryout basis at rookie minicamp

The New York Giants invited five veterans to rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, including the brother of ex-Giant Paul Parkins.

The New York Giants are conducting rookie minicamp this weekend at their practice facility in East Rutherford. There are five veterans in the mix of draftees, UDFAs, invitees, and walk-ons.

Quarterback Bryce Perkins, a former Virginia star who spent the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. He spent the first two seasons on the bench and did not take a snap until last year when he played in five games, making one start. He is the brother of former Giants running back Paul Perkins.

Cornerbacks Nigel Warrior and Iman Marshall are also in camp. They both have ties to defensive coordinator Wink Martindale.

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Warrior is the son of former All-Pro cornerback Dale Carter. He did not play in 2022 but has spent time with Baltimore and Seattle over the two previous seasons.

Marshall was a fourth-round pick of the Ravens back in 2019. He most recently played with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL in 2022.

Outside linebackers Jonathan Kongbo and Darryl Johnson have been brought in for a tryout as well. Kongbo has spent time with the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.

Johnson was a former seven-round pick out of North Carolina A&T by the Buffalo Bills in 2019. He played two seasons in Buffalo before landing in Carolina and Seattle.

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Jets work out former Ravens CB on Wednesday

The Jets worked out a former Ravens cornerback on Wednesday

The Baltimore Ravens went into the 2022 offseason with the goal of improving their roster in multiple different areas. They were able to do just that by bringing in quality veteran talent while also drafting a rookie class that has the potential to contribute in a big way right away.

One of the positions that the team made substantial changes at was cornerback. They let multiple key contributors from the past few years depart, while bringing in some new faces. One of the players they let go of was 2019 fourth-round pick Iman Marshall, who only played in three games for the team in three seasons. On Wednesday, the New York Jets brought in Marshall for a workout.

Ravens waive CB Iman Marshall

The Ravens waive cornerback Iman Marshall

The Baltimore Ravens made sure to beef up their secondary in a big way during the 2022 offseason. They added safeties Marcus Williams and Kyle Hamilton as well as cornerbacks Kyle Fuller, Jalyn Armour-Davis and Pepe Williams, shuffling the personnel on the back half of their defense quite a bit.

With all of the depth that the team currently has, Baltimore can afford to move off of one or two players at the positions in favor of others if needed. On Saturday, the team announced that they cut a former fourth-round pick of theirs in cornerback Iman Marshall, who played college football at USC.

Expectations were high for Marshall coming out of college. He had 218 tackles and six interceptions during his time with the Trojans. His production as well as his character was enough for the Ravens to spend a fourth-round pick on the defensive back, but it never worked out for either side.

Marshall had injuries be a key factor during his entire time in Baltimore, playing in just three games during his three years with the team. He totaled one total tackle, primarily playing on special teams.

8 players to watch during Ravens’ Week 1 preseason game vs. Saints

8 players to watch during Ravens’ Week 1 preseason game vs. Saints

The Baltimore Ravens will soon have a great chance to see how some of their practice standouts will perform in live game action. The team will face the New Orleans Saints on Saturday in their first preseason game of the 2021 season, which is another step to figuring out who will make Baltimore’s 53-man roster.

There will be plenty of players to keep an eye on over the course of the preseason, especially those who are on the roster bubble. Through a few weeks of training camp practices there have been those who have helped their stock and those who have hurt it.

Let’s dive into eight players to keep an eye on during the Ravens’ Saturday preseason game against New Orleans.

Ravens place four players on Active/PUP list

Ravens place four players on Active/PUP list

The Baltimore Ravens have been busy preparing for 2021 training camp. Their first full team practice will take place on July 28th, but some players won’t be on the field due to previous injuries that they suffered last season and are still recovering from.

On Thursday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic shared that according to Thursday’s transaction notice, Baltimore had placed four of their players on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

The placement of Boyle, Stanley, Alaka and Marshall on the list doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Back in June, head coach John Harbaugh said that they “might” be ready for the first day of training camp when asked about the health of the injured players by Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun.

All four players that Baltimore placed on the list suffered a major injury at some point during 2020. Marshall was hurt in training camp, while the others got hurt during the regular season.

In being placed on the Active/PUP list, a player can start practicing immediately after they’re activated.

John Harbaugh ‘looking forward’ to competition at cornerback

The Baltimore Ravens are set to have a huge training camp battle at cornerback. John Harbaugh says he’s looking forward to it

The Baltimore Ravens have a lot of depth at multiple different positions in 2021. Depth is always a good thing, but it can cause some tough decisions to have to be made when it’s time to cut the roster down to 53 players.

One of the deepest positions on Baltimore’s roster right now is cornerback. They have a mix of top-end talent as well as promising young guys, which makes their secondary dangerous. When asked about the heated competition that will ensue over the next couple of weeks, head coach John Harbaugh said that he’s “looking forward” to it.

“I think that’s a good term – heated. [I expect it to be] absolutely heated. I think [pass game coordinator/secondary] Coach [Chris] Hewitt and [defensive backs] Coach [D’Anton] Lynn have done a tremendous job with those guys throughout the course of the whole offseason, and those guys have responded very well. So, I’m looking forward to that competition that you’re talking about in training camp. It’s a very talented group, and the best players will be the guys that play the best. I can’t wait to watch it play out.”

It seems like the Ravens already have six cornerbacks who are locks to make their roster in Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters, Jimmy Smith, Tavon Young, Anthony Averett, and Shaun Wade. However, if the team does decide to keep only six at the position, that would mean talent players like Davontae Harris, Iman Marshall, Khalil Dorsey and other would be on the outside looking in.

As training camp and the preseason progress, certain players will begin to separate themselves from others as they fight for roster spots. However, with Baltimore already looking like they have their top six cornerbacks, it could be an uphill but fierce battle for any other available spots at the position.

Ravens hoping improved health eliminates their biggest flaw in playoffs

As the Baltimore Ravens get healthier, can they turn what is their biggest flaw into a weapon again in the playoffs?

The Baltimore Ravens have been wildly inconsistent this season. Earlier in the season, the offense struggled to move the ball effectively while dealing with a string of games with bad turnovers and penalties. While they eventually turned it around, the defense has been going through the flip of that situation — starting the season strong only to falter recently. And with the playoffs starting this week, the Ravens’ defensive regression is their largest flaw right now, according to Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar.

Farrar points to Baltimore’s huge slide down in DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average) since Week 10 as a major concern. The Ravens went from fifth overall to 27th, seeing both the run and pass defense drop in their own respective rankings. That lines up well with their struggles against even mediocre offenses over that timeframe and should rightfully be the biggest concern for the Ravens heading into the playoffs.

Baltimore has the Tennessee Titans’ second-ranked offense to deal with this week, including top running back Derrick Henry and an underrated quarterback in Ryan Tannehill. If the Ravens want to go to Super Bowl LV, they’ll likely have to contend with other top offenses like the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills on the road through the playoffs. No matter how well Baltimore’s offense is playing, the defense’s struggles could derail their postseason hopes if they aren’t cleaned up in a hurry.

However, there’s quite a lot of hope here as well. Though Farrar only briefly mentions it in his breakdown, the Ravens have been one of the most injured teams in the league this season. And with the list of names missing games, it’s easy to see how those injuries and losses have been responsible for Baltimore’s defensive difficulties.

The Ravens have missed guys like Campbell, Williams, Marcus Peters, Jimmy Smith, Anthony Averett, Justin Madubuike, Pernell McPhee, Iman Marshall, Matthew Judon, and Yannick Ngakoue for at least one game due to injury or COVID-19 just since Week 11. With that many starters and impact players sitting on the bench, it’s no wonder the defense slipped so much in the DVOA rankings.

Looking back to Week 11 against the Titans, the Ravens were missing defensive linemen Calais Campbell and Brandon Williams. Though Baltimore managed to keep Henry in check for most of the game, not having much of a rotation on the defensive line meant the starters were gassed when the game went to overtime. In addition, linebackers and defensive backs had to commit to coming down in run support and blitzes to help out, creating big plays elsewhere.

Granted, it’s not like the Ravens spent the last five weeks battling the toughest offenses the league has to offer, but they have improved as players have returned to the lineup.

With Ngakoue and Williams back on the field, Baltimore shut down both the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars’ run games, holding them to a combined 116 rushing yards (good for a 3.4 yards-per-carry average) and no rushing touchdowns while picking up 11 combined sacks in those two games. Peters and Campbell returned in Week 17 to face off against a Cincinnati Bengals team fresh from putting up 770 total yards and 64 total points against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans. The Ravens held the Bengals to a paltry three points and 195 total yards, most of which largely came in garbage time with starters resting.

There’s a “good chance” guys like Campbell, Smith, Ngakoue, Peters, and others will be healthy enough to return to action this week against the Titans. If the last three weeks are any indication of what to expect as Baltimore gets healthy, the Ravens should be close to top form once again. Except they have the offense to take advantage of it now.

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Ravens TE Eli Wolf, WR Antoine Wesley dealing with injuries

The Baltimore Ravens offense is having some early depth problems with WR Antoine Wesley and TE Eli Wolf suffering injuries at training camp.

The Baltimore Ravens are beginning to ramp up their training camp practices as they prepare for the regular season. As the intensity heats up, injuries often follow. On the third padded practice of training camp, Baltimore had a few new ones crop up.

Wide receiver Antoine Wesley was the newest absence from practice. Coach John Harbaugh said Wesley is dealing with a “shoulder situation,” with Wesley seeing a shoulder specialist. Harbaugh said they’re not sure if the injury will require surgery or not but preemptively noted Wesley’s likely to miss a few weeks.

Undrafted free agent tight end Eli Wolf was injured at the end of practice after a collision. While Harbaugh downplayed the injury, saying he didn’t think it was a serious issue, the team is waiting to hear about the extent of the injury once the training staff looks at him.

Wolf and Wesley join wide receiver Chris Moore, who has a broken finger, as the Ravens’ current injured player of training camp thus far. Baltimore placed cornerback Iman Marshall on injured reserve after he tore his ACL and MCL prior to pads coming on.

Wesley wasn’t expected to make the team, likely pushing for a spot on the practice squad rather than the 53-man roster. With the Ravens bringing in several wide receivers for workouts this week, Wesley’s injury might push Baltimore to cut him in favor of an unsigned free agent with time remaining in training camp. The Ravens have to be hoping the injury to Wolf isn’t very serious. While he’s an undrafted rookie, he’s in the competition for the third spot on the tight end depth chart.

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Trojans in the NFL: Iman Marshall will miss 2020 season with torn ACL

Former USC Trojans cornerback Iman Marshall, now with the Baltimore Ravens, tore his ACL and will miss the 2020 season.

Former USC Trojans cornerback Iman Marshall suffered a major knee injury on Sunday, which will cost him the entire 2020 season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Marshall reportedly tore several ligaments in his knee, including his ACL. The hope is that he will be healed in time for the 2021 season, although these types of injuries can easily last a full season, which could cost him some of training camp next year.

Marshall joined the Ravens as a fourth round pick in the 2019 NFL draft. After missing the first 10 weeks of the season on the injured list, Marshall appeared in three games and 47 total snaps down the stretch, with 43 of those snaps coming on the special teams.

The 23-year-old starred at USC from 2015-2018, finishing 20th in NCAA history with 36 career passes defended, second all-time in the PAC-12.

He also racked up 146 combined tackles and six interceptions, becoming one of USC’s all-time great defensive backs.

Hopefully, a year of recovery will give Marshall a chance to compete for playing time in Baltimore’s crowded secondary in 2021.

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Ravens DB Iman Marshall needs surgery after major knee injury

Second-year defensive back Iman Marshall suffered a “major knee injury” yesterday, according to Ravens head coach John Harbaugh.

The Baltimore Ravens are finally back on the grass in training camp ahead of the 2020 season this weekend. But not every player will be available to them as they look to build on last year’s 14-2 record and AFC North division title.

Second-year defensive back Iman Marshall suffered a “major knee injury” yesterday, according to Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. The injury is thought to be a torn ACL and MCL, which Harbaugh said will require surgery. If that’s the case, Marshall’s season is likely over.

This is a terrible blow for Marshall after a disappointing rookie season in 2019. Marshall spent the first 10 weeks of the season on injured reserve after suffering an undisclosed injury in the preseason. He was activated prior to Week 11 but only appeared in three games before the end of the campaign, playing just four defensive snaps in total.

Baltimore’s cornerback room is arguably the strongest position on the Ravens’ roster, with two All-Pro players in Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey joining long-time veteran Jimmy Smith in the defensive backfield. Still, the loss of Marshall is a blow to the Ravens’ depth, especially with some questions still surrounding the health of Tavon Young who missed the whole of last season with a neck injury. If Baltimore finds themselves in need of a veteran to fill out the roster, Brandon Carr remains a street free agent. Carr spent the last three seasons with the Ravens, starting all 48 games.

In other injury news, wide receiver and key special teams player Chris Moore also suffered a broken finger over the weekend. This is the second year Moore has suffered a broken finger, which will make it harder for him to lock down his spot on the 53-man roster.

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