The 53-man roster carousel continued Tuesday as the Ravens re-signed wide receiver Deonte Thompson and waived rookie running back Fitz Toussaint.
Baltimore decided to cut Thompson the day before the Week 3 win at Cleveland to promote Toussaint to the active roster with starting running back Bernard Pierce out due to a thigh injury. Toussaint was on the field for one special-teams play, and it appears that Tuesday’s move is an encouraging indication of Pierce’s availability to play against the Carolina Panthers in Week 4.
Thompson was inactive in each of the Ravens’ first two games, but he is a backup return specialist to Jacoby Jones, who is struggling as a receiver so far this season.
It appears likely that the Ravens will re-sign Toussaint to the practice squad should he clear waivers.
The Ravens also announced they’ve re-signed rookie defensive tackle A.J. Pataiali’i to their practice squad.
Though not confirmed by the team as of early Tuesday afternoon, inside linebacker Josh Bynes has been signed off the practice squad by the Detroit Lions, who are looking for depth following the season-ending knee injury suffered by Stephen Tulloch on Sunday. Bynes is now reunited with Lions head coach Jim Caldwell and defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, who both served as assistants in Baltimore prior to this offseason.
Ravens re-sign wide receiver Thompson, waive running back Toussaint
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