Le'Veon Bell is one of the prized free agents in this year's upcoming class of potential signees, and many teams are after him. One of the teams, the Baltimore Ravens, are gaining steam as a potential favorite to land the superstar running back.

According to a report from The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec (via Bleacher Report), there seems to be growing speculation coming out of the NFL Scouting Combine that the Ravens are one of the favorites to sign Bell in free agency, which opens up on March 13.

According to the report:

“If you believe some of the buzz around Indianapolis this week during the NFL scouting combine, the Ravens have become one of the favorites to sign Bell, the longtime Pittsburgh Steeler who didn’t play last season as a result of a contract dispute.” Zrebiec said. “That is despite recent comments made by DeCosta and offensive coordinator Greg Roman that don’t exactly portend the team making a serious run at a player who could soon become the top-paid running back in the game.”

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As Bell prepares for his first ever free agency experience, there should be plenty of teams willing to offer the running back a job. However, Bell has long said that his main goal is to be fairly compensated, so it’s likely that he’ll be expecting one of, if not the largest payday a running back has ever received.

For the Ravens, a switch up at running back could be effective for a team that will need to complement rookie Lamar Jackson. As of right now, John Harbaugh has noted that 2018 undrafted free agent Gus Edwards will enter the offseason at the top of the team’s depth chart.

With that in mind, it wouldn’t be too shocking to see the Ravens try and get Bell to stay in the AFC North.