Pepe Williams, a second-year cornerback, has 21 days to return to practice after being placed on injured reserve. After that, he will need to be added to the 53-man roster.
The Houston fourth-round pick was anticipated to contend for a bigger role at nickel cornerback, but he missed most of training camp, minicamp, and OTAs due to ankle surgery that he had done in the offseason. Williams had a second ankle surgery and has been out of the lineup since August 31. However, his return to practice represents a step closer to making the roster again.
As a rookie, Williams played in 14 games on defense and special teams, tallying 22 tackles and two interceptions.
Williams would bolster the Ravens’ talented and injury-tolerant cornerback group. Brandon Stephens has led the club in snaps played (742) and has been a consistent presence, starting all 11 games. Ronald Darby had a significant increase in playing time with 31 snaps (51%), while Rock Ya-Sin (19 snaps), seasoned nickel corner Arthur Maulet (17 snaps), and Jalyn Armour-Davis (11 snaps) also saw action. Marlon Humphrey (calf) missed his fourth game of the season last week against the Bengals.
The Ravens intend to have Humphrey back for their Week 12 matchup with the Chargers, according to Harbaugh.
On Monday, Head Coach John Harbaugh stated, “We have a pretty deep corner group, and they all want to play.”
“We’ll give guys out there a chance to play and build it going forward.”
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