The Ravens re-signed cornerback Kevon Seymour, who appeared in 9 video games this season and began two in a secondary depleted by accidents and the coronavirus.
The Ravens have re-signed cornerback and particular groups contributor Kevon Seymour to a one-year deal, the crew introduced Monday. Phrases of the contract weren't introduced.
Seymour, 28, was set to be a free agent this offseason. He appeared in 9 video games this season and began two in a Ravens secondary depleted by accidents and the coronavirus. Seymour completed with 25 tackles (three for loss), one cross defended and a sack on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger within the regular-season finale. In protection, he allowed 24 completions on 30 targets for 279 yards and two touchdowns (127.6 passer ranking), in line with Professional Soccer Reference.
Seymour joined the Ravens’ follow squad in September. He performed in 4 video games and earned simply 9 defensive snaps over the season’s first 13 weeks, however his position expanded as cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey, Jimmy Smith, Chris Westry, Tavon Younger and Anthony Averett had been sidelined or restricted by accidents. Seymour performed at the least 69% of the defensive snaps over the Ravens’ ultimate 4 video games. He additionally performed at the least 9 particular groups snaps in each look this season.
Seymour’s re-signing is the primary transfer at cornerback in an offseason that would reshape the depth chart in Baltimore. Humphrey, Younger and Marcus Peters are underneath contract by way of subsequent season, although Younger could possibly be a wage cap casualty. Averett and Smith are each pending free brokers, and Chris Westry is a restricted free agent.