Ravens slot cornerback Tavon Young was signed to a three-year contract extension this offseason that solidifies him as the team's top slot cornerback, but he also is a candidate in the punt return competition that figures to heat up when training camp begins in July.
Special teams coordinator Chris Horton, who has succeeded the retiring Jerry Rosburg, confirmed that Young is one of several candidates for the punt return position that ultimately was won by Cyrus Jones last season.
Jones, a Baltimore native, missed all spring workouts with what head coach John Harbaugh described only as a "health issue," and without elaborating, he said further testing would be required before Jones could be cleared to practice. In the meantime, Young, receiver Willie Snead, backup running back Tyler Ervin and several others are in the mix for the punt return job.
