The Baltimore Ravens are preparing for their Week 3 game against the Dallas Cowboys, while one of their former players aims to return to an NFL 53-man roster.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Atlanta Falcons are working to sign cornerback Robert Longerbeam to their active roster. Longerbeam is now on the Philadelphia Eagles‘ practice squad, but Philadelphia signed Kenny Moore to its practice squad on Tuesday, which likely means that Longerbeam is heading to Atlanta.
“The Falcons are working to sign CB Robert Longerbeam to their active roster off the Eagles’ practice squad, sources say. A sixth-round pick for the Ravens last year, Longerbeam heads to Atlanta after A.J. Terrell was placed on IR,” Garafolo wrote on X.
Longerbeam Never Appeared in a Regular Season Game for the Ravens
The Ravens drafted Longerbeam with the 212th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, but he did not play any games last season because of a knee injury he suffered during training camp. Longerbeam tried to make the Ravens roster this season, but he did not make the 53-man cut.
The Ravens looked to sign Longerbeam to their practice squad after releasing him in late August, but he headed elsewhere and signed with the Eagles’ practice squad, where he might have had a better chance of making the active roster. Now Longerbeam will have a chance to make noise playing for the Falcons.
Longerbeam played five seasons of college football, all at Rutgers. In 53 games, he recorded 103 solo tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and five interceptions.
The Falcons placed star cornerback A.J. Terrell Jr. on injured reserve on Tuesday with a groin injury, which means Longerbeam could see the field soon and could even be in Week 3 when the Falcons play the Green Bay Packers on “Thursday Night Football.”
Ravens Looking to Beat the Cowboys on Sunday
The Ravens are looking to bounce back this week after falling to the New Orleans Saints at home, 24-17. Quarterback Lamar Jackson had an okay game, completing 21 of 31 passes for 235 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. However, he also didn’t have Ja’Kobi Lane or Zay Flowers to throw to.
Flowers could return to face the Cowboys, as he practiced Friday. But since he didn’t practice throughout the week, the Ravens likely felt they couldn’t play him against the Saints.
The Cowboys are 1-1, like the Ravens. If Baltimore can beat Dallas, it will have a somewhat easier schedule in the coming weeks. From Week 4 to Week 6, Baltimore will face the Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns, all of which could potentially be wins. However, in Week 7, the Ravens will play against the Cincinnati Bengals, who are currently 2-0 and sitting atop the AFC North.
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