When the Ravens were preparing for their third preseason game last year, their top two healthy corners were Chykie Brown and Dominique Franks, two players who were eventually cut in November as part of a secondary shakeup. Behind Brown and Franks was a group of mostly undrafted free agents who didn't stick on the regular-season roster.
As the Ravens get ready to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field in their second preseason contest, their cornerback situation is far less concerning than it was a year earlier. Even with Lardarius Webb again sidelined with an injury, the team has a healthy Jimmy Smith, along with a mix of battle-tested veterans and young unheralded corners who are finally getting an opportunity.