The Baltimore Ravens are making some tough calls as the 53-man roster deadline looms, and one 2025 draft pick is already out. Cornerback Robert Longerbeam has been waived, a move reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN. It’s a stark reminder that no draft pick is truly safe when the roster crunch gets real.
Another Year, Another Injury Battle
Longerbeam was a sixth-round selection just last year, a promising young corner the Ravens brought in for the 2025 season. But his rookie campaign didn’t go as planned at all. He spent the entire season on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury way back in the summer, meaning he never saw the field in a regular season game. He finally got some action this summer, logging 11 tackles across three preseason games. You gotta feel for the guy, battling back from injury, only to get cut right before the season starts.
The Ravens Are All Business
This isn’t a surprise for any team trying to trim down to the 53-man limit; it’s just how the NFL works this time of year. The Ravens have until 6 p.m. ET on Sunday to finalize their initial roster, and they are clearly not messing around. Longerbeam’s waiver isn’t the only move either. They already cleared another roster spot on Saturday by trading defensive tackle C.J. Okoye to the Giants. These are the kinds of cold, hard business decisions teams make when every single roster spot counts.
It’s a brutal part of the NFL season, where even recent draft capital doesn’t guarantee a spot. The Ravens are clearly focused on shaping the best possible squad, and they’ve still got until Sunday’s deadline to lock it all in. We’ll be watching to see what other tough choices they make before the cutoff.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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