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Ross not bitter about place
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The Ravens re-signed running back Cory Ross and assigned him to the practice squad on Sunday. Ross was left off the team’s 53-man roster less than 24 hours ago. Fewer than 24 hours later after being waived by the Ravens, Cory Ross was back in a Baltimore uniform. Sort of. Ross, who led the team in rushing during the preseason and contributed heavily last season, was re-signed by the team and assigned to the five-man practice squad. “I feel good,” Ross, who was the team’s kickoff returner late season after B.J. Sams broke his ankle against Cincinnati in Week 12 of last season. “It didn’t the way I thought it would. It probably never does. I just got to come, be positive and relax. You just have to count your blessings. You’re still here. You still have an opportunity to get out there and make a difference.” Ross was squeezed out of a spot on the 53-man roster, as the team had little wiggle room at both running back and in the return game. The team traded for running back Willis McGahee in the offseason and still has veterans Mike Anderson and Musa Smith in the backfield. Sams has made a full recovery and beat out rookie Yamon Figurs, a third-round draft pick out of Kansas State, to retain his starting job. “You never look at it like ‘I should be there,’ because it’s still ‘What have you done for me lately?’ I came into the preseason with a chip on my shoulder,” Ross said. “You always have to have a chip on your shoulder and do the best that you possibly can.” SMITH BACK AT HIS COLLEGE NUMBER: After the Ravens cut quarterback Drew Olson last week, it left the No. 10 jersey unclaimed, but not for long. Troy Smith, the Heisman-winning rookie quarterback out of Ohio State who wore No. 11 throughout the offseason, will now wear the same number he sported when he played for the Buckeyes. Smith beat out Drew Olson, who was on the practice squad as an undrafted rookie last year, to be the third-string quarterback. “It is a significant number for myself,” Smith said. “Even though my good friend Drew Olson is not here with us now, I wear that number for him too. Because he wore it before me and I think that’s only way your carry somebody’s legacy.” — mpalmer@baltimoreexaminer.com |
