Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed

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New Orleans Saints fulback Heath Evans undergoes season-ending knee surgery; replaced on roster by veteran Kyle Eckel

New Orleans Saints fullback Heath Evans has been placed on injured reserve and replaced on the 53-man roster by former New England Patriots fullback Kyle Eckel, Coach Sean Payton said Thursday.

Evans suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be lost for the season. Dr. James Andrews performed surgery Thursday on Evans.

"We're losing a starter who has really played well these first six games,'' Payton said.

Also, Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis suffered a sprained right knee and his status for Monday night's game against the Atlanta Falcons will be updated through the week.

Eckel, 27, was a former teammate of Evans' in New England, where he saw his most extensive playing time in 2007, appearing in 12 games. The 5-11, 237-pounder also appeared in five games with the Philadelphia Eagles last year but was released on the final cut-down day this September.

Eckel began his career as an undrafted free agent out of Navy in 2005, but he bounced around from New England to Miami and back to New England before making his NFL debut in '07. He has 57 carries for 169 yards and two touchdowns in his career.

Evans injured his right knee with 9:06 remaining in Sunday's 46-34 come-from-behind victory against the Miami Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Evans had 15 touches 86 yards and scored three touchdowns.

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Sir Psycho Sexy · 10-29-2009, 03:11 PM

DAMNIT!!!!!! Big loss, don't care how high powered or deep we are. Dude made plays like a RB, he could catch, and could block like a train.

exile · 10-29-2009, 03:12 PM

Navy boy

YouTube - Force Equals Eckel

RaginCajun83 · 10-29-2009, 03:20 PM

Damn it ... Heath had all but made us forget about Karney, the FB screen was becoming a nice little wrinkle in the offense. Time for Eckel to fill the void and help this team finish their ultimate goal

neugey · 10-29-2009, 03:42 PM

Good pickup, another ex-Patriot. Evans knows him and can help him learn the offense.

But I will miss "Tigger" Evans bouncing into the endzone.

primadox · 10-29-2009, 03:47 PM

The offense has survived injuries to Moore, PT, and Bell...time to see if they can step up again. I have faith that they will...but man, this one still hurts.

Look at this picture of Brees and Evans from late in the 4th quarter...it tells the whole story, IMO:

Euphoria · 10-29-2009, 03:48 PM

Sitting at home watching cartoons are something gets a phone call. Hey need a job? How about playing for an undefeated team?

B_Dub_Saint · 10-29-2009, 03:56 PM

Son of a bit**!!!!!!!!!! He was playing lights out for us. At least Big Sed just had a sprained knee. He probably wont play this Monday either.

SmashMouth · 10-29-2009, 03:58 PM

dang .... can Herb Donaldson or PJ Hill not play fullback for us either ... Is this Eckle fellah any good?

Sir Psycho Sexy · 10-29-2009, 04:08 PM

He's not Heath good.

10-29-2009, 03:08 PM	#1
Threaded by WhoDat205 Prediction Pain Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,082 Blog Entries: 2 Rating: (0 votes - average) New Orleans Saints fulback Heath Evans undergoes season-ending knee surgery; replaced on roster by veteran Kyle Eckel New Orleans Saints fullback Heath Evans has been placed on injured reserve and replaced on the 53-man roster by former New England Patriots fullback Kyle Eckel, Coach Sean Payton said Thursday. Evans suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be lost for the season. Dr. James Andrews performed surgery Thursday on Evans. "We're losing a starter who has really played well these first six games,'' Payton said. Also, Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis suffered a sprained right knee and his status for Monday night's game against the Atlanta Falcons will be updated through the week. Eckel, 27, was a former teammate of Evans' in New England, where he saw his most extensive playing time in 2007, appearing in 12 games. The 5-11, 237-pounder also appeared in five games with the Philadelphia Eagles last year but was released on the final cut-down day this September. Eckel began his career as an undrafted free agent out of Navy in 2005, but he bounced around from New England to Miami and back to New England before making his NFL debut in '07. He has 57 carries for 169 yards and two touchdowns in his career. Evans injured his right knee with 9:06 remaining in Sunday's 46-34 come-from-behind victory against the Miami Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Evans had 15 touches 86 yards and scored three touchdowns. New Orleans Saints fulback Heath Evans undergoes season-ending knee surgery; replaced on roster by veteran Kyle Eckel \| New Orleans Saints Central - - NOLA.com Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Halo; 10-29-2009 at 04:33 PM..
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10-29-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
Sir Psycho Sexy Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA - Behind enemy lines. Someone throw me a grenade!! Posts: 941	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed DAMNIT!!!!!! Big loss, don't care how high powered or deep we are. Dude made plays like a RB, he could catch, and could block like a train.

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RaginCajun83 Hou Saints Fan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 5,050	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed Damn it ... Heath had all but made us forget about Karney, the FB screen was becoming a nice little wrinkle in the offense. Time for Eckel to fill the void and help this team finish their ultimate goal

10-29-2009, 03:42 PM	#5
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,697 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed Good pickup, another ex-Patriot. Evans knows him and can help him learn the offense. But I will miss "Tigger" Evans bouncing into the endzone.

10-29-2009, 03:47 PM	#6
primadox Go Saints! Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 76	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed The offense has survived injuries to Moore, PT, and Bell...time to see if they can step up again. I have faith that they will...but man, this one still hurts. Look at this picture of Brees and Evans from late in the 4th quarter...it tells the whole story, IMO:
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Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed Sitting at home watching cartoons are something gets a phone call. Hey need a job? How about playing for an undefeated team?

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B_Dub_Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 2,345 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed Son of a bit**!!!!!!!!!! He was playing lights out for us. At least Big Sed just had a sprained knee. He probably wont play this Monday either.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,123 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed dang .... can Herb Donaldson or PJ Hill not play fullback for us either ... Is this Eckle fellah any good?

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Sir Psycho Sexy Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA - Behind enemy lines. Someone throw me a grenade!! Posts: 941	Re: Heath Evans to IR, Kyle Eckle Signed He's not Heath good.