“Baltimore Ravens make roster changes ahead of Buccaneers game”

Ahead of their Monday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Baltimore Ravens have signed running back Chris Collier to the active roster and called up linebacker Kristian Welch from practice.

The 24-year-old Collier has played in three games this season and has not been promoted to the practice squad. By adding him to the active roster, the Ravens are ensuring that this won't be an issue in the future.

The Lawrence, New York native has played just 12 special teams snaps this season and had two kickoff returns against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 5. This move comes after the Ravens placed former All-Pro returner Deonte Harty on injured reserve, allowing Collier to be more involved in the return game until Harty returns.

As far as offensive snaps go, he probably won't see too many with Derrick Henry and Justice Hill dominating the backfield and Keaton Mitchell set to return soon.

The 26-year-old Welch began his career with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent and recorded 21 tackles in 43 appearances. He spent most of this season with the Denver Broncos and even made it to the NFL for the first time, but returned to the Ravens after being released last week. Therefore, this will be his first game back in purple and black.

Additionally, the Ravens did not activate cornerback Arthur Maulet from injured reserve prior to Monday's game. The starting nickel cornerback is nearing the end of his 21-day return window, so the Ravens will have to activate him later this week in hopes he will make his season debut Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.

Kickoff at Raymond James Stadium is just hours away at 8:15 p.m. ET.

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