OWINGS MILLS, Md. – A year after leading Lamar Jackson’s MVP campaign with the “Big Truss” mantra, Mark Ingram, who has returned, will be released by the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday, sources in Adam Schefter’s league told ESPN.
The 31-year-old Ingram has been a healthy scratch for four of the Ravens’ last five games this season, including both playoff games. Ravens will create $ 5 million in the ceiling room by releasing the 10-year veteran.
A Pro Bowl player in 2019, Ingram did not have the same explosiveness in this campaign and was slowly out of the Ravens’ game plan, finishing with a low career of 72 transports. Baltimore ended attack no. 1 in the NFL, based on rookie JK Dobbins and Gus Edwards.
Ingram said goodbye to Ravens via social media on Monday, calling the team a “first-class organization.”
Ingram posted on Twitter: “I love the real ones from the herd nation who supported me and showed me love! My blood brothers, of course, Ain needs to be explained. The best is still ahead. , can’t wait!
Thanks to Mr. Bisciotti and Ravens for being a first class organization. I love the true ones of the flock nation who supported me and showed love! My blood brothers, of course, Ain must be explained. The best is still ahead, I can not wait! Watch God work.#GodWins #BigTrussForever pic.twitter.com/Hx0GZrSIrz
– Mark Ingram II (@ markram21) January 19, 2021
Ingram, selected in the first round by the Saints in 2011, spent his first eight seasons in New Orleans and reached the Pro Bowl in 2014 and ’17. He signed a three-year, $ 15 million deal with Baltimore in 2019, immediately injecting high energy and driving into the locker room.
Ingram gained 1,018 yards and scored 10 touchdowns in his first season with the Ravens, backing Jackson’s race for the NV MVP exclaiming, “Big Truss!” in post-game press conferences. Teammates explained that “Big Truss” means trust and faith, a phrase that says, “You turned your back.”
In 2020, Ingram lost his starting job in the middle of the season and continued to coach Dobbins, the player who replaced him.
“Mark is an incredible guy – an older brother to me,” Dobbins said at the end of the regular season. “He still sends me messages every day. He’s still happy for me every day. In fact, he helped me with the process, teaching me things to do to help me be mentally prepared, to stay stuck. He’s just an amazing guy. “.
Ingram was to earn $ 5 million in 2021, the last year of his contract.