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As NFL.com first reported it, "The Ravens are adding veteran depth to their backfield. ..." NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday the Ravens are signing running back Danny Woodhead.

Woodhead, who spent the past four seasons in San Diego with the Chargers, suffered a season-ending ACL injury last September in the team's Week 2 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rapoport reports Woodhead is now fully healthy after undergoing surgery to repair the tear.

According to the team's official web site, adding Woodhead would bring another element to Baltimore’s offense, which is especially helpful after the departure of Swiss Army knife fullback Kyle Juszczyk to the San Francisco 49ers earlier in the day.

No contract details have been reported, but Woodhead would likely come at a much cheaper price than Juszczyk (four years, $21 million).

Woodhead isn’t a lead blocker like Juszczyk, but has done more as a receiver and runner. The 5-8, 200-pound jack-of-all-trades has 503 career rushing attempts for 2,182 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns. He’s caught 267 passes for 2,498 yards and 17 scores.

Woodhead has consistently been a matchup problem for defenses during his time with the New England Patriots (2010-2012) and Chargers (2013-2016). But injuries, including last year's torn ACL, were an issue throughout Woodhead's tenure in San Diego. A broken ankle sidelined him for the majority of the team's 2014 campaign.

Meanwhile, the Ravens already have a solid duo of running backs with Terrance West and Kenneth Dixon, but Woodhead is in a different mold than both, and would bring a different wrinkle to what offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg can do.

It will also frustrate Dynasty owners invested in Dixon as Baltimore's likely running back of the future in addition to making it difficult to assess the value of all three in redraft leagues. West and Dixon basically split carries and were effective when given limited opportunities last season. Head coach John Harbaugh said he is confident those two can carry the load in 2017.

However, Harbaugh said the team needs a solid third running back and it appears Woodhead gets first crack at it. Which means it's safe to say this is a situation we'll all be watching closely throughout the offseason.