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Ravens Lose Starting Nickel CB Tavon Young To Torn ACL On Thursday

Season-ending injuries unfortunately happen to NFL players from the time offseason practices get underway and through the remainder of the year and the Baltimore Ravens suffered a significant one on Thursday as Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com is reporting that second-year cornerback Tavon Young tore his anterior crucial ligament during practice.

Young, who was selected by the Ravens in the fourth-round of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Temple, started 11 games as a rookie and registered 53 tackles, two interceptions and 8 pass breakups. He was expected to be the Ravens top nickel cornerback in 2017 prior to him suffering his injury on Thursday.