Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta will have his hands full over this year’s free agency period.

Multiple Ravens starters on both sides of the ball will hit free agency in March, including Gus Edwards. He signed off on a two-year deal with the Ravens ahead of the 2021 season.

Edwards had himself a productive campaign in what was a contract year for him, and he sure proved to Baltimore’s front office that he deserves to stay put.

Edwards anchored Baltimore’s No. 1 ranked rush offense this past season. He posted career highs across the board, from yards from scrimmage (900) to total touchdowns (13). Not many defenses had much of an answer for him in the red zone, as he tallied 16 first downs in this area of the field.

Edwards also showed that he is more than a one-dimensional running back, catching a career-high 12 passes for 180 receiving yards in the campaign.

As mentioned, DeCosta will have several crucial decisions to make in the offseason, especially as 20-plus players on the team will be out of a contract in the coming month. He may turn his full attention in free agency to re-sign the likes of Geno Stone and Justin Madubuike and then use the 2024 NFL Draft to bolster the backend of the team's depth chart.

It may be quite a longshot for the Ravens to either spend big or use a high draft pick on a running back in the offseason, so it would be best for the team to simply bring back Edwards. Spotrac projects a one-year, $3.6 million contract for the versatile running back, which would be more than ideal for a front office that sure will look to find bargain deals anywhere possible in free agency.

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