Former Alabama running back Trent Richardson is expected to sign a free agent deal with the Baltimore Ravens pending a physical, according to sources.

Richardson, a Heisman Trophy finalist as a junior with the Tide in 2011, was out of football last season, just three years after the Cleveland Browns selected him with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft.

"We're talking to him right now," Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged at the NFL scouting combine, via the Baltimore Sun. "He seems like a good guy. I've talked to him on the phone a few times. [General manager Ozzie Newsome] has all the ties from Alabama. We'll see where it goes. It's in the works. It's possible. I don't think it's finalized yet, but it is a possibility."

Richardson rushed for 950 yards and 11 touchdowns as a rookie with the Browns in 2012, but was traded to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a first round pick following the second game of the 2013 season.

He was released by the Colts last March after rushing for just 977 yards and averaging only 3.1 yards per carry in two seasons.

Richardson signed with the Raiders, but he was released in August.