Ravens make hard cuts, including Gary Stills

Although most of these guys looked to be automatic, it’s always a little shocking seeing veterans and former contributors getting cut on the last day.

Here is the list from Owings Mills:

• Adam Bergen (TE, 6-4, 267, 3^rd-year, Lehigh)
• Casey Bramlet (QB, 6-4, 220, 2^nd-year, Wyoming)
• Darrell Campbell (DL, 6-4, 295, 1^st-year, Notre Dame)
• Patrick Carter (WR, 6-3, 195, Rookie, Louisville)
• Adrien Clarke (G, 6-5, 330, 4^th-year, Ohio State)
• Amon Gordon (DT, 6-2, 305, 4^th-year, Stanford)
• Justin Harper (WR, 6-3, 215, Rookie, Virginia Tech)
• Alex Haynes (RB, 5-10, 225, 2^nd-year, Central Florida)
• Keith Heinrich (TE, 6-6, 255, 5^th-year, Sam Houston State)
• Adam Kraus (G, 6-6, 295, Rookie, Michigan)
• Robert McCune (LB, 6-0, 245, 2^nd-year, Louisville)
• Allen Patrick (RB, 6-1, 200, Rookie, Oklahoma)
• Ronnie Prude (CB, 5-11, 180, 3^rd-year, LSU)
• Joe Reitz (T, 6-7, 270, Rookie, Western Michigan)
• Chad Slaughter (6-8, 340, 5^th-year Alcorn State)
• Gary Stills (LB, 6-2, 250, 10^th-year, West Virginia)
• Ernie Wheelwright (WR, 6-5, 220, Rookie, Minnesota)
• Lorenzo Williams (DL, 6-0, 310, Rookie, Missouri)
• Matt Willis (WR, 5-11, 190, 2^nd-year, UCLA)

The Ravens have also placed the following players on Injured Reserve:

• David Pittman (CB, 5-11, 185, 3^rd-year, Northwestern State)
• Cory Ross (RB, 5-6, 205, 3^rd-year, Nebraska)

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Reminder: CB Fabian Washington has been suspended for the Sept. 7 Bengals’ game, as has CB Derrick Martin (see below). A suspended player does not count against a team’s roster.

STATEMENT BY AN NFL SPOKESPERSON:

Derrick Martin of the Baltimore Ravens has been suspended without pay for the team’s first regular-season game and fined one additional game check for violating the NFL Substance Abuse Policy.

Martin’s suspension for the Ravens’ first regular-season game will begin on Saturday, August 30. He is eligible to return to the Ravens’ active roster on Monday, September 8 following the team’s September 7 opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.

[Note: The NFL Substance Abuse Policy is posted on nflmedia.com. From the home page, click on “Resources” and then “About the NFL.”]