Ravens RB, former Rutgers standout suffers season-ending injury
Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards, a Rutgers product, suffered a season-ending ACL injury during a Sep. 9 practice, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Ravens fear that RB Gus Edwards suffered a season-ending torn ACL during today’s practice, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 9, 2021
The 6-foot-1, 238-pound Edwards went undrafted out of Rutgers in 2018. Edwards has spent his entire NFL career with the Ravens, amassing 2,152 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground, while totaling 18 receptions for 194 yards.
Edwards transferred to Rutgers for the 2017 season after spending four years at Miami. In his lone season at Rutgers, Edwards tallied 713 yards and six touchdowns on the ground, while recording 13 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Edwards signed a two-year contract extension worth over $10 million with the Ravens this June. Edwards was born in Liberia and moved to the US at the age of five. Coming into college, Edwards was rated as a three-star prospect by the major national recruiting outlets.