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Ravens Training Camp Surprise: Cornerback Chris Westry

Originally posted on FanNation Raven Country
By Todd Karpovich | Last updated 8/18/21

OWINGS MILLS, Md.— Ravens cornerback Chris Westry was penalized for taunting in the first preseason game against the Saints.

That's about the only thing he has done wrong over training camp.

Westry has been one of the team's most consistent defensive backs and he has a solid shot at making the final roster.

"With [Chris] Westry, a guy that’s that big and that long and that fast … I don’t know how we got him here, but God bless Eric [DeCosta] for doing it," Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale said. "I mean, he’s really come on. He had the foolish penalty, [and] what I explained to him was [that] ‘Captain Obvious’ can see – third-and-long – we can’t afford that. All the Pop Warner, all those points … But the thing that I told him that pissed me off was you’re sending 10 guys back out there that didn’t need to be back there on the field."

Westry, 6-feet-4, 197 pounds signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Ravens on Jan. 18. He has been physical with the wide receivers and has broken up several passes throughout training camp in one-on-one matchups.

Last season, he played in two games for the Cowboys, making one solo tackle, before being placed on Practice Squad Injured Reserve with a knee injury.

In the first preseason game against the Saints, Westry flashed with two tackles and two passes defensed, one of which was deflected into the hands of safety Geno Stone for an interception.

Westry might have found a home in Baltimore.

"And you get in those situations where you’re playing games, and guys will have different reactions," Martindale said. "He’s playing special teams; he’s playing corner. He said, ‘I don’t know why I did it.’ I thought he said, ‘I don’t have an answer for you, except it was bad.’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ But he’ll learn from it. He’s learned from it.”

Westry never missed a game in his four-year career at Kentucky, totaling 51 games (34 starts). He registered 134 tackles, 2 sacks, 15 passes defended, three interceptions and one fumble recovery.

As a senior in 2018, played in all 13 games, recording 21 tackles, one sack and two passes defended.

[He’s] super long," wide receiver Devin Duvernay said. "You definitely have to approach him differently. … From the smaller guys to the taller guys, they all have their own problems [you have] to deal with. I just attack it like another guy out there.”

This article first appeared on FanNation Raven Country and was syndicated with permission.

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