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Ravens work out four defensive backs including Buster Skrine

The Ravens worked out four defensive backs on Tuesday

The Baltimore Ravens currently have four open spots available on their roster after dealing with multiple injuries and also doing some shuffling. They have a few positions where they could stand to add someone, especially on the offensive line.

However, one area of the team that might need another addition is at the cornerback position. With veteran Marcus Peters out for the season with a torn ACL, Baltimore has just five cornerbacks on their active roster. On Tuesday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic shed light on the fact that the Ravens worked out four cornerbacks, including a few veteran options at the position.

Skrine and Worley are the most accomplished players out of the bunch. Skrine has accumulated 573 total tackles and nine interceptions over the course of his 10-year career, while Worley has 265 total tackles and five interceptions in five years at the NFL level.

Haley and Rose are a bit more inexperienced. Haley has 83 total tackles and one interception in three years as a professional, while Rose has yet to play in a game at the NFL level, but has starred in the Canadian Football League.

LeShaun Sims, Winston Rose tabbed as sleepers by Bengals coaches

Cincinnati Bengals coaches like new corners LeShaun Sims, Winston Rose.

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The Cincinnati Bengals remade the secondary this offseason, swapping out Darqueze Dennard and Dre Kirkpatrick with Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander.

But it is two lesser-known guys who have coaches buzzing.

Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, for example, couldn’t help but point out new arrivals LeShaun Sims and Winston Rose, per Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com:

“It’s not just those two. Those two have played a lot of ball and have done very well, but don’t sleep on LeShaun Sims. Don’t sleep on Winston Rose. Those guys are guys that have been successful. Winston up in Canada, having all those interceptions the last couple of years. LeShaun Sims has played meaningful football in big games. They’re all big guys. They all have length to them.”

Rose was always an intriguing signing back in January when the Bengals plucked him from the CFL, where he had just helped his Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the Grey Cup on the back of his nine interceptions.

Similar story for Sims, a March signing by the Bengals who spent four years in Tennessee playing minimally in the base defense but carving out a big role on special teams.

It’s pretty clear the Bengals wanted a complete overhaul of the cornerback room, with the big exception being William Jackson — who happens to be a big extension candidate.

Both Rose and Sims already looked like promising members of the final 53 based on either past production or sheer depth upside. The fact Anarumo’s making sure to name them in early August is a pretty good sign too.

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Bengals receive plenty of hype for signing Winston Rose

Winston Rose was a big name in the CFL.

The Cincinnati Bengals reached into the CFL for a recent signing with cornerback Winston Rose.

Rose had just helped his Winnipeg Blue Bombers rise to the Grey Cup championship before leaving the league to ink a two-year deal with the Bengals.

A native of Inglewood, Calif. who played college ball at New Mexico State, Rose played in 19 games this year, tallying 58 tackles and nine interceptions, best mark in the league while lifting his team to the Grey Cup for the first time in 29 years.

The Bombers released Rose so he could chase the NFL, where the Bengals — a team desperately in need of more interceptions from its corners — was willing to give him a chance.

This is the first sign the Bengals have an eye on retooling corner this offseason.

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