The Ravens would have saved $ 5 million against the 2021 salary cap by separating from Ingram. The veteran was a healthy scrape in four of Ravens’ last five games, including two playoff games, when newcomer JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards became Baltimore’s top running backs.
This does not detract in any way from what Ingram brought to Baltimore.
Ingram, 31, went to his third Pro Bowl in 2019 after being the main running back of Ravens’ record ground attack. He scored the fourth highest touchdown in the league (15), ran for 1,018 yards and added another 247 yards to receive.
Ingram opened the 2020 season as the Ravens’ main running back, but Baltimore split the reps between Ingram, Dobbins and Edwards for most of the season before moving on to another two-legged attack later in the year.
Ingram still had an average of 4.2 yards per load, but he only had 72 attempts for 299 yards and two touchdowns. His 30-yard fourth to 1 touchdown in Houston at the start of the season essentially sealed the Ravens’ victory.