Ravens Rumors: Ex-AAF CB Terrell Bonds Expected to Sign Contract Monday

The Baltimore Ravens and cornerback Terrell Bonds are expected to agree to a contract Monday.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the former AAF star will take a physical to finalize the agreement. Bonds played for the Memphis Express in the now-defunct professional football league. He played college football at Tennessee State before going undrafted in 2018.

The AAF, despite failing quicker than anyone expected, has created second opportunities for players who were otherwise out of football. Around 50 AAF players have signed with the NFL since the league folded after losing funding.

Bonds led Tennessee State with four interceptions during his senior season in 2018. He finished with six career interceptions, tied for sixth-most in school history.

Signing with the Ravens in no way guarantees Bonds will make their roster. NFL rosters are loaded with players at this point in the offseason, with many carrying the maximum of 90 players. More than a thousand players who are on an NFL roster will be cut between now and Week 1. 

It's possible that only a few of the AAF players who landed NFL contracts will wind up actually on a roster. That said, the fact that the AAF got those players on their radar in the first place is notable.