The Bills Need to Sign Mark Ingram

The Baltimore Ravens released running back Mark Ingram earlier this week after an injury-riddled 2020 campaign. Somewhat surprisingly, he went unclaimed on waivers, making him an unrestricted free agent who is actually eligible to sign with a playoff team.

Given the injury to impressive rookie RB Zack Moss, the Buffalo Bills need to think long and hard about signing Ingram.

Baltimore is releasing veteran RB Mark Ingram on Tuesday, per league sources. The move will save the Ravens $5 million against the 2021 cap and allow Ingram to get an early jump on free agency.

Ingram is healthy and believes he has plenty to offer for 2021.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 19, 2021

Right now, the Bills' only semi-reliable running back is Devin Singletary, as Moss suffered a season-ending injury in the Wild Card Round. Whether or not it was by design, Buffalo completely abandoned the run in the Divisional Round, giving Singletary 7 carries for 25 yards. Career journeyman T.J. Yeldon chipped in with 2 carries for 4 yards.

Even coming off one of the worst years of his career, Ingram would immediately be a huge improvement over Yeldon.

Ingram averaged more than 4.2 yards per carry in every game with at least 5 carries in 2020, aside from Week 1. He's also just one year removed from a 2019 season that saw him finish with 1,265 yards from scrimmage and 15 total TDs.

Plus, Ingram is a great pass-catching back. He's had two seasons with at least 50 receptions and averaged 38.3 receptions per year from 2014-19.

Combine that with Ingram's hard-nosed, powerful running style and he'd be the perfect option to spell Singletary. Signing Ingram would be a great way to add some depth at a position where Buffalo is worryingly thin heading into the AFC Championship Game.

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