Ravens Insider: Former Ravens RB Gus Edwards reportedly agrees to deal with Chargers, reuniting with OC Greg Roman

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It took only a few hours for the Ravens’ first free agent domino to fall.

Running back Gus Edwards is headed west after reportedly reaching an agreement on a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. The move reunites him with Baltimore’s former offensive coordinator, Greg Roman, who is now in Los Angeles in the same role, and he’ll go from playing for John Harbaugh to Harbaugh’s brother Jim, who was hired as the Chargers coach earlier this year.

Across six seasons with the Ravens, Edwards was one of the team’s most accomplished running backs in franchise history with 3,395 rushing yards (fourth-most) on 699 carries and scored 26 rushing touchdowns (fifth-most).

Undrafted out of Rutgers in 2018, he began his career on the team’s practice squad before working his way into the lineup six games into his rookie year and grew from there. A powerful runner, he and Cleveland Browns All-Pro Nick Chubb are the only two players in NFL history to have three straight seasons of more than 700 rushing yards while averaging at least 5 yards per carry.

But he’s also coming off his worst season in terms of yard per carry (4.1), which was down nearly a full yard from his 2022 average. He didn’t struggle in the red zone, however, as he led the team in touchdowns with 13, almost all of which came from within a few yards of the goal line.

Edwards has also dealt with injuries in recent years. In 2021, he tore his ACL just before the start of the season, a few months after signing a two-year, $10 million extension. He played in just nine games in 2022 as a result.

With more than 20 unrestricted free agents, he is just one of several Ravens expected to play elsewhere next season. Running back J.K. Dobbins is also a free agent and Baltimore has only three backs currently signed — Justice Hill, Keaton Mitchell and Owen Wright.

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