One team's trash is another's treasure.
The Baltimore Ravens swiftly released running back Bernard Pierce after his arrest for a DUI this week (yet dragged their feet for months on Ray Rice hitting his wife), and it didn't take long for him to find a new team.
The Jacksonville Jaguars confirmed that they put in a successful waiver claim on Pierce, who joins a muddled running back group. Denard Robinson showed signs of life last season, but is he a lead runner? The same question could be asked of Toby Gerhart, Jordan Todman, Storm Johnson and Pierce, who also are in the mix. Together, it might not be a bad group, but there certainly is no clear-cut starter identified yet.
Pierce first must find out how his legal situation plays out and is subject to a two-game league suspension because of his arrest, based on new personal conduct rules.
After a strong rookie season as Rice's backup on the Ravens' Super Bowl-winning 2012 team, Pierce has struggled. For his career, he has rushed 353 times for 1,334 yards and five touchdowns but only has averaged 3.3 yards per carry with a long run of 28 yards and was unable to keep the Ravens' starting job last season as Justin Forsett took it and flourished.
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