Ravens Place Benjamin Watson & Kyle Arrington On IR, Release 9 Other Players

Baltimore began making its first round of cuts by trimming the roster by 11 players. The Ravens need to release four others before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline.

The Ravens began their first round of cuts by parting with nine players and placing two others on injured reserve.

Baltimore placed veteran tight end Benjamin Watson (Achilles) and cornerback Kyle Arrington (concussion) on season-ending injured reserve.

Watson suffered the injury in Saturday night’s third preseason game versus the Lions. Arrington suffered a concussion in the team’s first preseason game against the Panthers. In his second season with the Ravens, Arrington had an uphill climb to make the 53-man roster considering improved…