West signed his $1.797 million restricted free agent tender Monday, ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley reports.
West was given an original-round tender, which meant any team signing him to an offer sheet would've been required to give Baltimore a third-round pick if the contract wasn't matched. No team was going to give up a third-round pick for the right to hand West a multi-year deal, even in the wake of a 2016 campaign in which he set career-high marks across the board. Already tabbed by coach John Harbaugh as the No. 1 back on Baltimore's current depth chart, West got a silent vote of confidence when the team opted not to draft any running backs in April. With Kenneth Dixon suspended the first four games and Danny Woodhead (knee) likely to get most of his playing time in obvious passing situations, West is in line to open the season as Baltimore's unquestioned primary ball carrier. He still has limited long-term upside, as the Ravens presumably hope to eventually have a three-headed backfield, with Dixon potentially usurping West for the lead role.