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5 things to know about the Saints' running back depth

For 2nd straight season, a member of the Saints' offense begins the season on suspension
For the second consecutive season, a key member of the Saints' offense who is entering a contract year will begin the season on suspension. Ingram, who switched agents this offseason, is coming off career highs of 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns along with 58 receptions for 416 yards.
In 2017, then-Saints receiver Willie Snead began the season on suspension, missing the first three games because of an offseason DUI. Snead too was entering a contract year and ended up joining the Baltimore Ravens as a restricted free agent after the Saints declined to match their offer.

The Saints drafted a running back in the sixth round
The team also drafted running back Boston Scott out of Louisiana Tech in the sixth round of this year’s draft.
Scott was drafted with a special teams role in mind but he excelled as runner between the tackles later in his career for the Bulldogs.
The former walk-on played one of the best games of his career in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the 2015 New Orleans Bowl where he rushed for more than 100 yard on just four carries.
During the draft process Scott said that teams contacting often compared him to former Saints running back Darren Sproles. Sproles enjoyed three productive seasons in New Orleans from 2011-13.
The Saints could also explore the free agent market to add another running back as several veterans including former Saints running back Adrian Peterson are still on the market.


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rezburna

He’ll appeal and it get reduced to 2 or 3 like everybody else.

CharityMike

Welp..Can't fart no rays of sunshine about this. Straight up sucks.

jeanpierre

Captain Ray Obvious taps into his superpowers on this one, but it's still a hopeful article for Saints' fans...

The Dude

Is Victor with the team still? I’m surprised we went with Edmunds over him.
The Falcons will be tough to beat.
Vicodin, Bountygate, and 3 players caught taking PEDs. At some point you have to start looking at the staff and Coaches.
Seems There is always something shady goin down.

AsylumGuido

The Vicodin coach is long gone ... Vitt. Bountygate was total BS. Three players takings PED's? Name a team that hasn't had that many hit in the past dozen years. A frickin' throat lozenge can trigger a failed PED test. So can a diluted urine sample. In the Star Cap suspension it was an completely unlisted ingredient in an over the counter supplement.

RockyMountainSaint

This should end any debate over a high dollar, long term contract for Ingram.

Just say no.

nola_swammi

Dayum! After I was thinking the plan was to get our 1st rd pick back or at least a 2nd rd pick after the season on a trade, this happen! GOOD LUCK ON CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.

jnormand

Wtf Mark? Hey I'm not gonna hide. I was just complaining about all the hate on him. I still think he's a great back. I'm upset about the PEDS ****, but I can forgive that. But the contract talk post suspension is ridiculous.

jeanpierre

I've been one of the most frequent critics since the front office used a first and second round pick to take Ingram, really any RB in the first round...

Let's be fair - I'd posted/shared Ingram secured new representation a couple of months ago; Ingram's camp had already expressed they wanted a reworked contract...

The way this timing is getting spun is a disingenuous (i.e. #fakenews); now is the Mickster or other leaking to manipulating this?

Conspiracy theorists light your bongs and discuss...