The Ravens added another young cornerback to the mix Saturday by signing Rashaan Melvin off the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.
To make room on the 53-man roster, injured cornerback Jimmy Smith was officially moved to injured reserve after undergoing season-ending foot surgery on Thursday.
Melvin will be eligible to play in Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans as he becomes the third cornerback added to the active roster this week, joining veteran Danny Gorrer and former practice-squad member Tramain Jacobs. The 25-year-old Melvin was undrafted out of Northern Illinois in 2013 despite possessing good size at 6-foot-2 and 193 pounds.
Originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Melvin spent the 2013 season on injured reserve and initially made the Buccaneers’ 53-man roster this year before being cut in mid-September. He was slowed by an ankle injury suffered in the preseason before being signed to the Dolphins’ practice squad.
The Ravens now have four healthy cornerbacks on their 53-man roster: veteran Lardarius Webb, the recently-waived Gorrer, and Jacobs and Melvin, two players who were on practice squads at the beginning of the week.
Luke Jones
Luke Jones is the Ravens and Orioles beat reporter for WNST BaltimorePositive.com and is a PFWA member. His mind is consumed with useless sports knowledge, pro wrestling promos, and movie quotes, but he often forgets where he put his phone. Luke's favorite sports memories include being one of the thousands of kids who waited for Cal Ripken's autograph after Orioles games in the summer of 1995, attending the Super Bowl XXXV victory parade with his dad in the pouring rain, and watching the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002. Follow him on social media @BaltimoreLuke or email him at Luke@wnst.net.
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