By: Larry Burton
The last contract former Alabama Heisman Trophy winning running back Mark Ingram Jr. had with New Orleans was a four year 16 million dollar contract. That comes out to four million dollars a year.
Despite being another year older and coming off a season where he served a suspension for performance enhancing drugs, the Baltimore Ravens offered Ingram a three year 15 million dollar contract. That gives Ingram a raise of one million dollars a year, but Baltimore is still getting a bargain.
With top running backs pulling in over 14 million dollars a year, after the dust settles on off season free agent deals, Ingram is still expected to be about the 13th highest paid running back in the NFL.