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The Ravens have signed cornerbacks Brandon Boykin and Al-Hajj Shabazz while releasing veteran defensive back Kyle Arrington.

The Ravens have plenty of questions in their secondary and they apparently don’t view Kendrick Lewis and Shareece Wright as the answers.

The nucleus of the Ravens won't change for the 2017 season, but there should be quite a few new faces on the roster.

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Looking at 10 players whose role or roster spot could be in jeopardy after the Ravens' active offseason

The Ravens signed Jerraud Powers, a veteran cornerback who has started 82 games over his seven-year career.

On a day where money changed hands at a dizzying rate both before and after the free-agent market opened at 4 p.m., the Ravens stayed mostly quiet, but set themselves up to make moves in the days ahead.

The Ravens needed salary cap space and Kyle Arrington wanted to prove that he was much better of a player than he showed at times last season. The veteran corner agreed to take a pay cut to make that happen.

The NFL draft is still about 10 weeks away but the Ravens could be headed for a significant decision.

The Ravens had to adjust their nickel defense midway through the first half Sunday against the Cleveland Browns when cornerbacks Lardarius Webb and Will Davis left the game with knee injuries.

Veteran cornerback Kyle Arrington played a season-low 20 snaps against the Pittsburgh Steelers as Dean Pees opted to use Will Davis on the outside.

Cornerback Will Davis, a third-year player acquired last week for a seventh-round draft pick from the Miami Dolphins, believes he's caught on to the Ravens scheme quickly enough to contribute soon.

As the Ravens secondary gathered itself after a second crushing defeat in which most of the blame was placed on their shoulders, cornerback Jimmy Smith sat with his forehead resting on his hands, his lack of success marking the Bengals' top receiver weighing heavily on him.

The return of Rashaan Melvin and a trade for Will Davis add to a thin secondary for the Baltimore Ravens.

Wide receivers Daniel Brown, who caught a touchdown and blocked a punt in Thursday night's preseason-closing loss to the Atlanta Falcons, and Tom Nelson, offensive tackle Blaine Clausell, inside linebacker Andrew Bose and cornerback Quinton Pointer were all let go. Their releases leave the Ravens with 70 players, meaning that they'll have to make 17 more moves by 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The Ravens' 20-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons gave the coaching staff plenty to think about as it attempts to formulate the 53-man roster.

As head coach John Harbaugh promised, the Ravens aren't playing any of their top starters for tonight's preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Ravens have put together a pretty promising rookie class, but last night was a struggle for several of their first-year players.

Trusting that Will Hill will perform on the field and behave himself off of it, the Ravens signed the safety to a two-year deal.

There was a time when preseason games provided a window to see if your favorite NFL team had improved during the offseason, but not anymore.

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.

Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. agitated the Philadelphia Eagles' defense all practice long on Thursday, while other minor altercations broke out in the joint practice.

Highlights and observations from the Baltimore Ravens' last open practice of training camp.

A pair of quick three-and-outs meant the Ravens starting defense watched the final three quarters of Thursday's last-second 30-27 win over the New Orleans Saints as satisfied but interested spectators when their backups took over. They watched the reserves concede five scoring drives in seven tries, not counting the Saints' Hail Mary attempt at the final whistle, and saw a unit that lacked experience struggle to meet the Ravens' lofty standard.

Ravens cornerback Kyle Arrington started Thursday's preseason game against the New Orleans Saints at cornerback, then shifted to safety with the second team.

As the team ran through a two-minute, end-of-half scenario, the defensive scored a hollow victory over the first-team offense.

It was a relatively sloppy practice, characterized by several offside penalties and a flurry of drops.

Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb acknowledged he's had a couple of "down years." He agreed with the rationale of quarterbacks who would choose to challenge him instead of teammate Jimmy Smith. He made no excuses for initially failing the Ravens' conditioning test last week after an offseason during which he was not a regular participant at voluntary team activities.

The Ravens' first depth chart featured few surprises with Kamar Aiken and Crockett Gilllmore in line to start.

Coach John Harbaugh was fired up on Thursday, and the starting front seven matched his intensity.

The Ravens are still hoping to add a veteran cornerback, but it appears that they'll pass on signing Chris Cook.

Ravens guard Kelechi Osemele and cornerback Kyle Arrington were two high-profile players not spotted early in practice Thursday, a day after each appeared to shake off injury concerns to complete practice.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco had a strong start to Wednesday's training camp practice.

Observations from the Ravens' open practice Monday night at M&T Bank Stadium.

The Ravens emerging young defensive stars showed well on Sunday as many veterans sat out.

A former NFL defensive back, secondary coach Chris Hewitt knows what his players face every day. It's that experience, and his balance of intensity and empathy, that leads Ravens players and coaches to believe he's the man to lead the secondary back to prominence in 2015.

It will be interesting to see how Russell Wilson's new contract affects future talks between the Baltimore Ravens and quarterback Joe Flacco.

Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith has become one of the top defensive backs in the league by shutting down the wide receiver he's covering.

The Baltimore Sun is breaking down where the Ravens stand at each position, including predictions on how many players the team will keep at each spot and which players are locks, long shots or ¿on the bubble.¿ Today, we highlight cornerbacks and safeties.

There seems to be a consensus among football pundits leaguewide: The Ravens, who annually lose veteran talent and replace it with young and unproven players, will again enter the season as one of the better teams in the AFC, and in good position to make the playoffs for the seventh time in head coach John Harbaugh's eight seasons.

The New England Patriots have signed veteran cornerback Tarell Brown to a one-year contract, according to a league source.

With just a couple of weeks remaining until training camp begins, let's review the top 10 news stories associated with the team this offseason.

The Ravens managed to lower veteran punter Sam Koch's salary-cap figure by $700,000 when they signed him to a five-year, $16.25 million contract extension, according to NFL Players Association records and league sources.

The Ravens were 10-6 last season and were just seconds away from the AFC title game, but there are plenty of areas where they can get better.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh will preach about the importance of players earning their spot, but there are few starting jobs up for grabs for AFC North team.

The Ravens had just 11 interceptions last year, an unacceptable number for a defense that prides itself on taking the ball away.

The Ravens have displayed interest in veteran cornerback Tarell Brown with no deal imminent, according to a league source.

The 2015 Ravens will be together as a full team for the first time this week with workouts scheduled from Tuesday through Thursday at the Under Armour Performance Center. Players will practice for the final time before the start of training camp in July.

Now, defensive coordinator Dean Pees expressed confidence that the secondary will improve significantly this year.

Here's a look at several things to watch as the Ravens begin their third and final organized team activity Monday.

The Ravens are $7.331 million under the NFL salary-cap limit of $143.28 million.