(Updated: 5:30 p.m. Sunday)
The Ravens valued familiarity in re-signing 10 players who were waived Saturday to their practice squad while also adding a Baltimore native to the mix.
Former New England cornerback and return specialist Cyrus Jones has joined his hometown team’s practice squad. The Gilman graduate was a 2016 second-round pick out of Alabama, but disappointing play and injuries led to him being waived by the Patriots this weekend.
The list of re-signed incumbents was headlined by 2017 fourth-round guard Nico Siragusa and third-year tight end Darren Waller. Baltimore also re-signed offensive lineman Randin Crecelius, running backs Gus Edwards and De’Lance Turner, defensive end Myles Humphrey, wide receiver Tim White, and running back Christopher Ezeala before inking defensive back Robertson Daniel and defensive lineman Christian LaCouture a day later. Ezeala carries an international exemption from the 10-man limit, giving the Ravens 11 players on their practice squad.
Siragusa missed his entire rookie season after suffering a very serious knee injury early in training camp last summer. The San Diego State product was slow to recover this offseason and is still trying to regain his pre-injury form, but he will now be able to continue his development while remaining with the organization.
Waller, a 2015 sixth-round pick, appeared in 18 games in his first two seasons and stood out as a good special-teams player, but he was suspended for the entire 2017 season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy and has admitted to using marijuana in the past. The 25-year-old was in contention for a roster spot at the end of the preseason despite being reinstated by the league only last month.
Of the players waived by Baltimore on Saturday, defensive tackle Carl Davis (Cleveland) and offensive tackle Andrew Donnal (Detroit) were the only ones claimed by other teams. Defensive end Bronson Kaufusi was signed to the New York Jets’ practice squad on Monday.
The Ravens were not awarded any players off waivers, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t put in any claims as they were only 16th of the 32 teams on the priority list.
