The Baltimore Ravens have a chance to make a big splash in free agency during the 2024 NFL offseason.
They currently have an opening at starting running back and are expected to pursue one of the big names in this year’s free agent class.
That could lead them to a running back who has earned a spot in the Pro Bowl in four of the last five seasons.
In an article predicting how much the top running backs in this year’s free agent class will get paid, Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox predicted that Derrick Henry would get a 2-year, $20 million contract and named the Ravens as the team that could give it to him.
It would be a slight decrease in pay for Henry, who just finished a deal with the Titans that paid him $12.5 million per year.
Henry would provide the Ravens with the big name they’re looking for at running back and they’d give him a chance to compete for a ring before he exits his prime.
A Rare Running Back
At a time when more and more teams around the NFL are turning to committees at running back, Henry has been a truly special player at the position.
Henry hasn’t just been the lead back for his team over the last five seasons, he has been the plaer his offense was built around
During that time, he has led the league in carries four times and averaged more than 100 yards per game in three of those seasons.
He was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year back in 2020.
Henry’s Fit in Baltimore
Since the start of the offseason, Henry has seemed like a good fit for the Ravens.
Right now, the team has no clarity at the position because of their free agency situation and Keaton Mitchell’s recovery from a torn ACL.
Signing Henry would fix that.
The team has lacked a true bell-cow back for a while now.
J.K. Dobbins was supposed to be that guy when the Ravens drafted him, but his injury issues have stopped him from reaching that level and he is now a free agent.
