Willis McGahee is Bronco RB possibility

Now that the Baltimore Ravens have notified Willis McGahee that he will be released from his contract Thursday, expect the Broncos to be among the teams interested in signing him.

McGahee, 29, was with the Buffalo Bills from 2004-06 when Eric Studesville was his running backs coach. Studesville is now the Broncos’ running backs coach. McGahee rushed for 1,207 yards in 2007 with Baltimore but he has averaged just 6.7 carries a game the past two seasons as Ray Rice’s backup.

If the Broncos do go with McGahee, he would likely be the 1B back to Knowshon Moreno.

There is the Studesville-McGahee connection, and then there is the John Fox-DeAngelo Williams connections. Williams is a feature back, capable of handling 20 carries a game. He played his first five seasons with the Carolina Panthers and Fox, who is now the Broncos’ head coach.

Other running backs the Broncos may pursue in free agency include Atlanta’s Jason Snelling, Jerious Norwood (whose connection is GM Brian Xanders) New Orleans’ Reggie Bush (defensive coordinator Dennis Allen), Dallas’ Marion Barber III and Oakland’s Michael Bush (no connection, just good backs).

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(denverpost.com)