Welcome RB Gus Edwards!

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2 year deal...

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Source: RB Gus Edwards to get 2-year deal with Chargers

• ESPN

Mar 11, 2024, 04:30 PM ET

Baltimore Ravens free agent running back Gus Edwards has agreed to a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.

Edwards now will be reunited with former Ravens and current Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman. And he now goes from being coached by John Harbaugh to his brother Jim.

His addition to the Chargers comes as running back Austin Ekeler is a pending unrestricted free agent.

Edwards has been a major reason why the Ravens produced the most rushing yards (17,484) in the NFL since 2018. Despite sharing the backfield with Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins, he has run for 3,395 yards, the most by a Baltimore running back over the last six seasons.

In 2023, after Dobbins suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1, Edwards took over as Baltimore's primary back and repeatedly found the end zone, although he lacked his usual explosiveness. His 13 touchdown runs were tied for the third-most by an NFL rushing back last season, and he fell one shy of tying the Ravens' single-season franchise record. But he averaged 4.1 yards per carry, the first time in his career that he was held under five yards per attempt.

Edwards, 28, and Nick Chubb are the only two players in NFL history to start their career with three straight seasons of 700-plus rushing yards and at least 5.0 yards per carry. That streak ended just four days before the 2021 regular-season opener, when he tore an ACL in practice. He has since returned to play the next two seasons, becoming the team's most consistent runner between the tackles.

After going undrafted out of Rutgers in 2018, Edwards cracked the starting lineup as a rookie once Lamar Jackson took over as the starting quarterback midway through that season and Baltimore switched to a run-pass option offense. He owns the most rushing yards and rushing touchdowns (26) by an undrafted player in Ravens history.

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After going undrafted out of Rutgers in 2018, Edwards cracked the starting lineup as a rookie once Lamar Jackson took over as the starting quarterback midway through that season and Baltimore switched to a run-pass option offense.

The run-pass option offense? I hope they don't import that here.

[Boltjolt]

He is ok. Nothing fancy big runner with little catch ability but he is a GL guy as well and that's a need.

I look for Benson,Corum, Wright or Lloyd to be drafted.

Maybe one more late in the draft as well.

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3 fumbles last year (2 lost).

[Boltdiehard]

Remember all those short yardage runs that we never convert? Hopefully Gus can help us with that.

edit: welcome to the Chargers Gus!

[captaind]

I know we don’t have much money to spend, but if he doesn’t catch passes, he’s not much use here.

[Maniaque 6]

I know we don’t have much money to spend, but if he doesn’t catch passes, he’s not much use here.

You need to read the #6 post on that thread !

[Velo]

Like the signing.

They are building an RB by committee. I'm sure they will draft Gus's partner one in rounds 2-4.

Gus Edwards is 6-1, 238. 4.9 ypc career, but 4.1 last season.

In four previous seasons averaged between 5.3-5.0 ypc each year.

Missed all of 2021 with injury.

UDFA in 2018 out of Rutgers (2017) and Miami (2013-16).

Nickname "Gus the Bus."

Born in Nigeria.

Has 699 carries in his five seasons.

Last season had is most carries (198) most yards (810) lowest ypc (4.1) and most TDs with 13, equal to all his TDs combined his previous 4 seasons.

[Velo]

look for Benson,Corum, Wright or Lloyd to be drafted.

Maybe one more late in the draft as well.

Same.

[dmac_bolt]

There it is ....

[FarAwayBoltFan]

Grab a seat on the bus Gus. Glad to have you on the Chargers.