National Football League

Ravens lose starting CB Tavon Young to ACL injury suffered during OTAs

Published Jun. 1, 2017 6:52 p.m. ET

Dan Graf

Tavon Young went from 2016 fourth-round pick to starting cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens last season, but that progress was abruptly halted when he suffered a torn ACL during Thursday’s OTAs.

https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/870398243242430465

Young foreshadowed the diagnosis with this tweet before the team revealed the severity of the injury.

https://twitter.com/Tyoung_NL/status/870382809084506112

He started 11 games and intercepted two passes last season and was expected to play a big role this season even though the team added free agent Brandon Carr and first-round pick Marlon Humphrey alongside starter Jimmy Smith at the position.