Melvin Gordon III is certainly tuned in to the free-agent market for running backs right now. There's still several Pro Bowlers looking for work.
The significance of the Ravens signing him to a one-year deal worth a reported $1.165 million just before training camp started, isn't lost on Gordon.
"I'm honestly blessed. Nothing to complain about with anything when it comes to this," Gordon said Saturday after the Ravens' M&T Bank Stadium practice in front of thousands of fans.
"I'm happy that I get to put on a jersey and represent an organization. I'm excited because I could be at home wondering what I'm going to do next. I have some things lined up, but I'm not ready to give my dream up right now."
Gordon is part of a loaded Ravens running back corps, led by J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards. Dobbins has yet to practice yet this offseason, however, and is currently on the physically unable to perform list. The Ravens also brought back speedy change-of-pace back and special teams ace Justice Hill this offseason, and fast undrafted rookie Keaton Mitchell has flashed.
"Being the new guy, you have to take each and every opportunity for what it's worth and make the best of it," Gordon said. "When I get the ball in my hands and I get to do my thing, I've got to show them why I'm still valuable."
Though Gordon is a two-time Pro Bowler (2016, 2018), he's 30 years old and coming off a tough season in which he was released midway through the year by the Denver Broncos. He finished on the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad. Gordon ran for a career-low 318 yards and two touchdowns last year and had five fumbles in 10 games.
Check out the action from Saturday's training camp practice at M&T Bank Stadium.
![WR Zay Flowers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/s2iy47iyrhmqva1ijibd.jpg)
WR Zay Flowers
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wktrchj8fp7c9pims9ir.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![From left: WR James Proche II, WR Rashod Bateman](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/bzireejfgvqcsvn1ldlz.jpg)
From left: WR James Proche II, WR Rashod Bateman
![CB Arthur Maulet](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/myusesu963dovy63nyzv.jpg)
CB Arthur Maulet
![RB Melvin Gordon III](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/lyvyp10arpcuiqeu9jum.jpg)
RB Melvin Gordon III
![CB Jeremy Lucien](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/iiuea0ixfps9knqokp12.jpg)
CB Jeremy Lucien
![WR James Proche II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/i0sqb152pmxqkovw7bkd.jpg)
WR James Proche II
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ckj89axn38onjjmco91a.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![C Tyler Linderbaum](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/rbyghzu9lnyo6nkqpjc6.jpg)
C Tyler Linderbaum
![G Kevin Zeitler](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/kiwrmjgqoxhzrk7xapmv.jpg)
G Kevin Zeitler
![WR James Proche II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/xuc8rmrtqdvd3sgzhwh5.jpg)
WR James Proche II
![WR Nelson Agholor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/v7jao6ywusy7ghdyr7qj.jpg)
WR Nelson Agholor
![K Justin Tucker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/bkretcpbhl9em2cnjpce.jpg)
K Justin Tucker
![WR James Proche II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/dnusqj2cxpexat3nlzqr.jpg)
WR James Proche II
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/vcdo4ewnbqu55eeksebf.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![Prayers before stadium practice.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/resqs0lt3xjafnxphivg.jpg)
Prayers before stadium practice.
![QB Lamar Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/txoe8xfc2ohs5mg5kn3i.jpg)
QB Lamar Jackson
![OLB David Ojabo](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ltsmqobpbisuwhwegigz.jpg)
OLB David Ojabo
![QB Lamar Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ss5plq5tydo84h80kza5.jpg)
QB Lamar Jackson
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/mprpiwb0ldcvfuaknxdn.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![OLB Odafe Oweh](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/utngtxfsmo5nbnd2g1kn.jpg)
OLB Odafe Oweh
![WR Nelson Agholor](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wszo217ivfhwx2wrbp8u.jpg)
WR Nelson Agholor
![QB Tyler Huntley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/evqzaarh08ghshfettqf.jpg)
QB Tyler Huntley
![ILB Roquan Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/vdobygvolbx5jn94gaci.jpg)
ILB Roquan Smith
![QB Lamar Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/bo3p0hwbwpmyzgie5zny.jpg)
QB Lamar Jackson
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/emxtm0mkufuenwleupit.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![QB Josh Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/otucvyg5ysww0n2dleuo.jpg)
QB Josh Johnson
![WR Dontay Demus Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/nxdi1y7a5lzgqyu3uwbx.jpg)
WR Dontay Demus Jr.
![RB Owen Wright](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/hvqqgwhvdo0klpvmlirn.jpg)
RB Owen Wright
![QB Anthony Brown](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/tqtvm31fbwms2hnqjquh.jpg)
QB Anthony Brown
![T Daniel Faalele](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/s44ios9guxc1nj5sxwyt.jpg)
T Daniel Faalele
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/miqgglbmc0zqgb4ilzr3.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![WR Devin Duvernay](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jcbg4swadwdb1hjhpv8f.jpg)
WR Devin Duvernay
![From left: TE Mark Andrews, QB Lamar Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/w0qvgatqykxvungosgxc.jpg)
From left: TE Mark Andrews, QB Lamar Jackson
![From left: OLB David Ojabo, QB Lamar Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/avonhmml59emoslwuem0.jpg)
From left: OLB David Ojabo, QB Lamar Jackson
![From left: WR Tylan Wallace, RB Keaton Mitchell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wt1vp6t3gxil0cjnvjp4.jpg)
From left: WR Tylan Wallace, RB Keaton Mitchell
![WR Isaiah Likely](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/k9gj886gfnhmcq6gfea0.jpg)
WR Isaiah Likely
![OL Patrick Mekari](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/bjzsjsiglitjeerkup4p.jpg)
OL Patrick Mekari
![T Ronnie Stanley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/tgkl1zfs22zzx0sljgcq.jpg)
T Ronnie Stanley
![QB Anthony Brown](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/rk9qgxmengb89m422gjo.jpg)
QB Anthony Brown
![RB Melvin Gordon III](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/haddc9ii6vorvaldh2pt.jpg)
RB Melvin Gordon III
![RB Justice Hill](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ogmwwsdiv0mfeib4cump.jpg)
RB Justice Hill
![LB Malik Harrison](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/so778dfwjhdltdthzzec.jpg)
LB Malik Harrison
![TE Mark Andrews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jxw2k9ljbgtckjq3b1l7.jpg)
TE Mark Andrews
![TE Mark Andrews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/clk5onjensblupjuvlkp.jpg)
TE Mark Andrews
![WR Tylan Wallace](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/sciyi7z0ei2snisuxkr8.jpg)
WR Tylan Wallace
![From left: ILB Patrick Queen, WR Isaiah Likely](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/pdiqcqjs2wj3rhomei5g.jpg)
From left: ILB Patrick Queen, WR Isaiah Likely
![Young fans at stadium practice.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/hh0bzubv6pxel6exbdvg.jpg)
Young fans at stadium practice.
![OL Patrick Mekari](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/cx3yfqcmxtm8e5ayymrh.jpg)
OL Patrick Mekari
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ur9n6ti4pr9peqof8hfb.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![ILB Patrick Queen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/czrqsivyzisqjyjyy3hs.jpg)
ILB Patrick Queen
![From left: FB/TE Ben Mason, LB Malik Harrison](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/oarudz7gilacoi8yxfeb.jpg)
From left: FB/TE Ben Mason, LB Malik Harrison
![Defense takes a break from the heat at stadium practice.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/zepnzmd0ijlkvvcnnb4t.jpg)
Defense takes a break from the heat at stadium practice.
![QB Lamar Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/bwwghqa8ocd2iugtlije.jpg)
QB Lamar Jackson
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/rt0ocyhvhh8gi4mubtfb.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![Fans at stadium practice.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/tce9sric6g5fuwz4jrdj.jpg)
Fans at stadium practice.
![T Ronnie Stanley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jsypdjamdtjyn4jhgbhk.jpg)
T Ronnie Stanley
![QB Josh Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/khkypcreg5z5yrpykd4a.jpg)
QB Josh Johnson
![T Morgan Moses](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/tyxub52ca7myjpjhis3k.jpg)
T Morgan Moses
![TE Travis Vokolek](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/dxjo0qdl9e2qcs9rlbg2.jpg)
TE Travis Vokolek
![QB Lamar Jackson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/buxaqd4x09h6ebadptpj.jpg)
QB Lamar Jackson
![TE Mark Andrews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/uzfacgmmlqx09nyj01xo.jpg)
TE Mark Andrews
![Fans at stadium practice.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/sl999fieibtk5ufzafrb.jpg)
Fans at stadium practice.
![From left: S Kyle Hamilton, WR James Proche II](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/innfapqpuom1unx0332c.jpg)
From left: S Kyle Hamilton, WR James Proche II
![Young fans at stadium practice.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/lxqfmpfroyp4bw2a6sg0.jpg)
Young fans at stadium practice.
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/y44jhx9cvbwnzeuzqkes.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![From left: WR Nelson Agholor, ILB Patrick Queen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/mkyddtdgpc5vqx7p1gja.jpg)
From left: WR Nelson Agholor, ILB Patrick Queen
![TE Mark Andrews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wbq2uexzjuabbobrqkd6.jpg)
TE Mark Andrews
![OLB David Ojabo](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/hapgbmyupqtyle16ouc0.jpg)
OLB David Ojabo
![K Justin Tucker](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jepuscuclm686phcv2oc.jpg)
K Justin Tucker
![OLB Odafe Oweh](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/pmoehfvfog8p9vbloiho.jpg)
OLB Odafe Oweh
![WR Odell Beckham Jr.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/eabha85md5g06g3jtrap.jpg)
WR Odell Beckham Jr.
![CB Marlon Humphrey](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/zespbrulvvgabvqzeapg.jpg)
CB Marlon Humphrey
![Head Coach John Harbaugh](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/aaiwasd1n26tn4kp0evh.jpg)
Head Coach John Harbaugh
Still, as Head Coach John Harbaugh said, Gordon is a pro who is in great shape and wants to make a statement. Asked what he wants to prove, Gordon said, "that I still got it."
"I just was in a bad situation," he continued. "I'm sure there's a lot of guys over there (in Denver) right now thinking the same thing. People do a lot of dirt kicking when they're down and disrespecting their name. There's just a lot to prove. I'm just in a different color now. Some of those guys get to do it in those jerseys over there in Denver. I'm happy that most of the guys that didn't have the years that we wanted due to a bad situation got another opportunity to show the world. That's all you can ask for."
Gordon said he came extremely close to joining the Ravens two years ago, but that "everything worked out for a reason."
"Good organization and they wanted me to be here," he said. "There's nothing better than being in the locker room with people and an organization that wants you to be there."