Working again Gus Edwards was among the many gamers the Los Angeles Chargers introduced in to be a featured aspect of recent head coach Jim Harbaugh’s offense. Moreover, Edwards reunites with Greg Roman, his former offensive coordinator with the Baltimore Ravens who’s now the Chargers’ offensive coordinator.
Coming to L.A. was a no brainer for the 28-year-old again.
“I simply thought it was an excellent alternative,” Edwards stated at an introductory press convention Monday about signing with the Chargers. “The teaching employees that they put collectively is unbelievable. I am actually conversant in [offensive coordinator] coach [Greg] Roman and his scheme, and I simply needed to be part of it as a result of I already know what his mindset is. Identical with [head] coach [Jim] Harbaugh, I already know what his mindset is: being a bodily staff. [And] I simply needed to be part of that. …
“He needs to run the ball and play off of that. We have been very profitable together with his offense over in Baltimore. I like this scheme, the best way he schemes every part up and simply the entire mindset, the physicality, I actually like.”
The Ravens signed Edwards as an undrafted free agent in 2018, and he went on to be a dependable catalyst of their dashing assault for the higher a part of his six years in Baltimore (Edwards missed the 2021 NFL season attributable to a torn ACL). Roman was Baltimore’s offensive coordinator from 2019-22, with it ending within the high three within the NFL in dashing in every of these 4 seasons.
Final season, Edwards rushed for 810 yards and 13 touchdowns on 4.1 yards per carry. He ran for not less than 5 yards per carry in every of his earlier 4 campaigns.
Edwards signed a two-year, $6.5 million cope with the Chargers final month and is at the moment projected to be their lead again in 2024, as Austin Ekeler signed with the Washington Commanders and Joshua Kelley stays a free agent.
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Los Angeles is coming off a 5-12 season and can depend on a handful of recent playmakers subsequent season, because it traded star huge receiver Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears and launched veteran receiver Mike Williams. It owns the No. 5 choose within the 2024 NFL Draft.
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