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Former Rutgers football running back Gus Edwards has reportedly suffered an ACL tear in practice on Thursday, likely sidelining the Baltimore Ravens featured back for the rest of the season.
Edwards was assumed to be the starting running back in Baltimore given the ACL injury suffered by rookie J.K Dobbins suffered a week ago. Now with the injury to Edwards, it appears that former Michigan State running back Le’Veon Bell will take over as the primary bell cow.
This past offseason, Edwards signed a new two-year, $9 million contract with the Ravens. After four years at Miami where he was primarily a change-of-pace running back, Edwards joined the Scarlet Knights as a graduate transfer.
In his one season at Rutgers in 2017, he featured heavily in the Big Ten, running for 713 yards and six touchdowns on 164 carries. The Ravens signed Edwards as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft.
Last season, Edwards set a career-high with the Ravens in rushing yards (723) and rushing touchdowns (six). He played in all 16 regular season games.