After a very long wait, the Baltimore Ravens finally revealed their 53-man roster as well as their final round of cuts on Tuesday night. Most of their moves were predictable, but it’s good to finally have official confirmation.
At the same time, the Ravens have also officially placed some players on the injured list, six to be exact. These are the following players:
Unfortunately, most of those players will miss the entire season because they were placed on the injured list before the cut deadline. On the other hand, Maulet, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery earlier this month, will be eligible to play after the first four games of the season. This is actually a new rule this year, as the Ravens would have previously had to carry Maulet through the cuts and let him take up a roster spot before placing him on the injured list with the possibility of a return.
The Ravens could have used that designation for another player, but chose not to. That seems to bode well for players like running back Rasheen Ali and outside linebacker Adisa Isaac, both rookies who have battled injuries throughout training camp.
In addition, as previously reported, the Ravens have left running back Keaton Mitchell on the PUP list for the start of the regular season. Mitchell joined the roster as an undrafted free agent last season and had a strong rookie season, but unfortunately suffered a torn ACL in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Dec. 17. Like Maulet, he will miss at least the first four games of the season.
Both Maulet and Mitchell are key players on their respective sides of the ball, and the Ravens will eagerly await their return. The four games they will miss are against the Kansas City Chiefs (Sept. 5), Las Vegas Raiders (Sept. 15), Dallas Cowboys (Sept. 22) and Buffalo Bills (Sept. 29). They will be back in action on Oct. 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore’s first AFC North game of the season.
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