After the Baltimore Ravens were able to sign veteran cornerback Brandon Carr in free agency, they were very excited about the prospect of being able to move second-year Tavon Young into the slot on a full-time basis, with Jimmy Smith of course being the other outside cornerback for the defense.
After Young went down for the season with a torn ACL, of course, the plans suddenly changed drastically. Another second-year cornerback, Maurice Canady, was then getting the slot reps with the first-team defense, but he suffered an injury early on in training camp and was just moved to injured reserve with the hope of seeing him return midseason.