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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Anthony Averett said helium sat down Tuesday nighttime and thought astir the toll taken connected the team’s antiaircraft backs.
Of the 4 projected starters astatine cornerback and safety, lone Chuck Clark remains. The team’s No. 1 cornerback, Marlon Humphrey, suffered a season-ending torn pectoral muscle during past Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Free information DeShon Elliott went down successful November with a torn pectoral and torn bicep. And cornerback Marcus Peters didn’t get to a play a down successful 2021 aft injuring his genu successful the preseason.
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“But we’ve conscionable got to proceed to determination forward,” Averett said astatine a property league Wednesday. “Nobody cares. Nobody thought we was going to beryllium successful this position, No. 1 successful the AFC North, anyway. So we’ve conscionable got to proceed to determination forward.”
Prior to 2021, the erstwhile 4th-round prime retired of Alabama had started successful 7 games implicit his archetypal 3 seasons. This year, with Peters retired earlier play adjacent began, he’s started successful each 11 and intercepted the archetypal 2 passes of his career.
With Humphrey present gone, Averett finds himself arsenic the apical screen antheral for the 8-4 Ravens.
“I’m acceptable for it. I’m getting prepared for it,” helium said. “I’ve been here, I’m confident. My coaches, they’re decidedly prepared for it. They hole america for it.”
Going forward, the remaining antiaircraft backs volition person to accommodate and instrumentality connected immoderate relation that’s asked of them, Averett said. Someone similar rookie Brandon Stephens, who’s been filling successful for Elliott, could beryllium lined up arsenic a nickelback oregon a corner.
“All replaceable parts, that’s beauteous overmuch however we’re going to bash it from present on,” helium said.
Averett acknowledged that connection volition person to amended successful the antiaircraft backfield with truthful galore caller faces.
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As an example, helium took the blasted for Diontae Johnson’s archetypal touchdown successful Sunday’s game, erstwhile determination was an evident mix-up successful assignments successful the 4th 4th and the Steelers receiver came wide unfastened crossed the mediate of the tract for an casual score. Averett said helium didn’t get the connection the sum had changed.
“Pretty overmuch everybody was playing 1 thing, but me,” helium said, aboriginal adding “That was each maine connected that.”
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On the most caller Ravens extent chart, seasoned Jimmy Smith is listed down Averett astatine cornerback. Tavon Young is listed down Humphrey, though helium typically covers slot receivers. Behind him is Chris Westry, a second-year country who played with the Dallas Cowboys successful his rookie season. The Ravens connected Wednesday activated country Kevon Seymour from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
Averett said he’s excited for the physically imposing Westry, who’s listed astatine 6-foot-4, to get an opportunity.
“He gets his hands on, you’re decidedly astatine his mercy. He decidedly tin play,” helium said.
Even so, with the Ravens having to scope truthful acold down their extent chart, opposing teams are apt going to trial the depleted secondary successful the remaining 5 games. But Averett doesn’t expect immoderate large changes to the defense’s approach.
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“We cognize what’s coming, truthful we’re decidedly going to beryllium prepared for it,” helium said.
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