{"id":53073,"date":"2025-06-03T04:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T04:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53073"},"modified":"2025-06-03T04:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T04:12:30","slug":"ravens-urged-to-sign-j-k-dobbins-in-blockbuster-reunion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53073","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Urged To Sign J.K. Dobbins in Blockbuster Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Baltimore Ravens already boast one of the most dangerous rushing attacks in the NFL led by a dominant piece in Derrick Henry, but the happenings of free agency leave the AFC North champs with an opportunity for a reunion and upgrade to their backfield reservoir.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>No team ran the ball better week to week than the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\">B<\/a>altimore Ravens\u00a0did last season. A staggering 187.6 yards per game represented a brutalizing ground presence that bullied opposing defenses and made them a tough out in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>The hope is that they again maintain that reputation while taking things further into the winter months. Baltimore boasts the resources to get the job done with the duo of\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0and\u00a0Derrick Henry\u00a0set to lead the way again.<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on Henry, his brilliance produced 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns on 5.9 yards per carry last season. At the level which he performs, Henry does not appear to be one that needs help handling his share of the load.<\/p>\n<p>But could the Ravens seek it out anyway? All talent acquisition periods of the offseason are long gone, but former Baltimore running back J.K. Dobbins remains a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>SportsCasting\u2019s Gia Nguyen offered up a\u00a0potential Ravens reunion\u00a0with Dobbins who spent his first three seasons with the team.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-1f91073d9c7a4da7bdb13dea29c509a2\" data-google-query-id=\"CK2phIms1I0DFZhcDwIdcmwm8w\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/fa3c0e4b5a4367056b1aec885608d0ef.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"174\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Another interesting destination would be a second stint in Baltimore with the Ravens, where he started his\u00a0NFL\u00a0career. Dobbins could provide some insurance for an aging Derrick Henry, while giving the Ravens a formidable 1-2 punch in the backfield.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Henry and Justice Hill have essentially formed that &#8220;1-2 punch&#8221; since Dobbins&#8217; departure. Henry has done an admirable job of producing on the reps given to him, but there is an argument for lessening the burden on an aging veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Dobbins posted 905 yards and nine touchdowns for the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0last season, so there is recent enough evidence to argue in favor of a reunion. The Ravens could add some backfield muscle and Henry insurance at a very low cost.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, there is no traction on the Ravens making any changes to the structure of their backfield, but it would not be much of a surprise for Baltimore to install a &#8220;just in case&#8221; piece sometime this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Ravens already boast one of the most dangerous rushing attacks in the NFL led by a dominant piece in Derrick Henry, but the happenings of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ravens Urged To Sign J.K. 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