Saints Sign RB Tim Hightower

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Injured for the last 2 seasons, probably a longshot for our 53.

Saints signed RB Tim Hightower to a reserve/future contract.

Hightower, 29 in May, tore his left ACL in 2011 and has been out of the league since. He's had a workout here and there, but an infection in his knee derailed his comeback. Hightower was medically cleared just last spring. He'll spend the offseason with the Saints and try to earn a spot in a backfield that could lose both Mark Ingram (free agent) and Pierre Thomas (potential cap casualty)

Tim Hightower - New Orleans Saints - 2015 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com

Danno · 01-04-2015, 03:08 PM

He's only 28, and IF (big IF) he's fully healed he can pound the rock.

SmashMouth · 01-04-2015, 03:09 PM

Championship!

hagan714 · 01-04-2015, 03:18 PM

big if is right. the annual time to fill the camp with the walking wounded and see if one can make it.

jeanpierre · 01-04-2015, 03:21 PM

Diversion, we're either going after C J Spiller, Shane Vereen, Darren McFadden or a running back in the first three rounds...

ScottF · 01-04-2015, 03:22 PM

PT will count 2.5 mill vs the cap next year, with 830,000 dead if we cut him. Seems worth the extra 1.7 to keep him around

ScottF · 01-04-2015, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Diversion, we're either going after C J Spiller, Shane Vereen, Darren McFadden or a running back in the first three rounds...

Buyers' Market:

RB Jonathan Dwyer ARI 26
RB Jacquizz Rodgers ATL 25
RB Justin Forsett BAL 30
RB C.J. Spiller BUF 28
RB Chris Ogbonnaya CAR 29
RB Benjarvus Greene Ellis CIN 30
RB Cedric Peerman CIN 29
RB Lance Dunbar DAL 25 R
RB DeMarco Murray DAL 27
RB Mikel Leshoure DET 25
RB Ahmad Bradshaw IND 29
RB Jordan Todman JAX 25 R
RB Joe McKnight KC 27
RB LaMichael James MIA 26 R
RB Knowshon Moreno MIA 28
RB Daniel Thomas MIA 28
RB Matt Asiata MIN 28 R
RB Brandon Bolden NE 25 R
RB Stevan Ridley NE 26
RB Shane Vereen NE 26
RB Bilal Powell NYJ 27
RB Darren McFadden OAK 28
RB Chris Polk PHI 26 R
RB Ryan Mathews SD 28
RB Frank Gore SF 32
RB Alfonso Smith SF 27
RB Bobby Rainey TB 28 R
RB Roy Helu WAS 27

Even a 30+ guy could be a serviceable placeholder for a year. Gore had 1100 yards this year.

Barry from MS · 01-04-2015, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by ScottF

Buyers' Market:

Even a 30+ guy could be a serviceable placeholder for a year. Gore had 1100 yards this year.

Darn tootin'...

The draft is stacked with'em, too. We could get a pretty danged good one in the mid-to-late rounds.

Or as an UDFA (*cough, cough* Pierre Thomas, C. Ivory, K. Robinson)...

brees84 · 01-04-2015, 04:04 PM

Darren McFadden = made of glass

ChrisXVI · 01-04-2015, 04:09 PM

I remember when he ripped off that 75 yard run against us in the divisional playoff game against the Cardinals 5 years ago. That's all I know about him though.

01-04-2015, 03:07 PM	#1
Threaded by Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723 Rating: (0 votes - average) Injured for the last 2 seasons, probably a longshot for our 53. Saints signed RB Tim Hightower to a reserve/future contract. Hightower, 29 in May, tore his left ACL in 2011 and has been out of the league since. He's had a workout here and there, but an infection in his knee derailed his comeback. Hightower was medically cleared just last spring. He'll spend the offseason with the Saints and try to earn a spot in a backfield that could lose both Mark Ingram (free agent) and Pierre Thomas (potential cap casualty) Tim Hightower - New Orleans Saints - 2015 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Halo; 01-05-2015 at 09:19 AM..
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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Re: Saints Sign RB Tim Hightower He's only 28, and IF (big IF) he's fully healed he can pound the rock.

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Saints Sign RB Tim Hightower PT will count 2.5 mill vs the cap next year, with 830,000 dead if we cut him. Seems worth the extra 1.7 to keep him around Jamessr, MarchingOn and captainshawn like this.

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Saints Sign RB Tim Hightower Originally Posted by jeanpierre Diversion, we're either going after C J Spiller, Shane Vereen, Darren McFadden or a running back in the first three rounds... Buyers' Market: RB Jonathan Dwyer ARI 26 RB Jacquizz Rodgers ATL 25 RB Justin Forsett BAL 30 RB C.J. Spiller BUF 28 RB Chris Ogbonnaya CAR 29 RB Benjarvus Greene Ellis CIN 30 RB Cedric Peerman CIN 29 RB Lance Dunbar DAL 25 R RB DeMarco Murray DAL 27 RB Mikel Leshoure DET 25 RB Ahmad Bradshaw IND 29 RB Jordan Todman JAX 25 R RB Joe McKnight KC 27 RB LaMichael James MIA 26 R RB Knowshon Moreno MIA 28 RB Daniel Thomas MIA 28 RB Matt Asiata MIN 28 R RB Brandon Bolden NE 25 R RB Stevan Ridley NE 26 RB Shane Vereen NE 26 RB Bilal Powell NYJ 27 RB Darren McFadden OAK 28 RB Chris Polk PHI 26 R RB Ryan Mathews SD 28 RB Frank Gore SF 32 RB Alfonso Smith SF 27 RB Bobby Rainey TB 28 R RB Roy Helu WAS 27 Even a 30+ guy could be a serviceable placeholder for a year. Gore had 1100 yards this year. Barry from MS likes this.

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Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Saints Sign RB Tim Hightower Originally Posted by ScottF Buyers' Market: Even a 30+ guy could be a serviceable placeholder for a year. Gore had 1100 yards this year. Darn tootin'... The draft is stacked with'em, too. We could get a pretty danged good one in the mid-to-late rounds. Or as an UDFA (cough, cough Pierre Thomas, C. Ivory, K. Robinson)... MarchingOn and captainshawn like this.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints Sign RB Tim Hightower I remember when he ripped off that 75 yard run against us in the divisional playoff game against the Cardinals 5 years ago. That's all I know about him though.

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