Dealing with injuries and depth concerns at the cornerback position, the Ravens added defensive back Marrio Norman to their 90-man preseason roster on Tuesday.
Starter Lardarius Webb continues to deal with a back injury and fourth-year veteran Chykie Brown has recently been hobbled by a hamstring injury, prompting the Ravens to sign Norman after he tried out at last month’s mandatory minicamp. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound defensive back was in the Arena Football League last season and played at Coastal Carolina in his collegiate days.
To make room for Norman on the roster, the Ravens waived wide receiver and Towson product Gerrard Sheppard, who spent the 2013 season on the practice squad. Sheppard has shown promise as a developmental player, but the seventh-round selection of Michael Campanaro in May’s draft and the emergence of rookies Jace Davis and Jeremy Butler saw Sheppard sliding further down the depth chart this summer.
Ravens sign defensive back Norman, waive Towson product Sheppard
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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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