Jamison Hensley, ESPN Group of workers Editor
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens switched up their backfield heading into Saturday’s divisional playoff sport towards the Houston Texans, signing Dalvin Cook to the energetic roster and waiving Melvin Gordon.
Prepare dinner, 28, was once added to the 53-man roster nearest spending two weeks on Baltimore’s apply squad, his agent informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The four-time Professional Bowl working again had spent lots of the season with the New York Jets earlier than being waived forward of the regular-season finale.
The Ravens (13-3), the AFC’s Negative. 1 seed, will now have Prepare dinner, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill as a part of their working again rotation. Earlier than a career-low 214 yards dashing with the Jets, Prepare dinner averaged 111 scrimmage yards in step with sport from 2019 to 2022, which ranked 2nd simplest to the Tennessee Titans‘ Derrick Henry (126).
Ravens schoolteacher John Harbaugh mentioned terminating moment that he seen Prepare dinner as “a potentially very valuable weapon.”
Gordon, 30, will most likely get signed to the Ravens’ apply squad, a supply informed ESPN. He were restricted to a hold position since signing with the Ravens earlier than the beginning of coaching camp in July and completed with 26 carries for 81 yards and one landing.
The exit comes nearest Gordon struggled within the season finale two weeks in the past, when he fumbled in a 17-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was once the nineteenth fumble of his profession, essentially the most by way of a non-quarterback since 2015.
The fifteenth pick out of the 2015 draft by way of the San Diego Chargers, Gordon has in a bind for six,543 yards and 56 touchdowns in 9 seasons with the Chargers, Denver Broncos and Ravens.
