By Rene Nadeau | Crescent City Sports
The New Orleans Saints hung out a Help Wanted sign of sort during this offseason, seeking another backup running back option to fill a void.
Latavius Murray, who inked a four-year, $14.4 million deal during free agency, will team with Alvin Kamara as the replacement for Mark Ingram. But who will be the main insurance policy if either or both are injured?
If you check out the history of past backup runners in the Sean Payton era, you’ll discover that quite a few have forged a name for themselves having arrived as undrafted rookies or just climbing off the NFL free agent scrap heap. Either way, Payton is looking for productivity and consistency, regardless how you arrived.
Keep an eye on veteran addition Javorius “Buck” Allen, who spent his entire NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens after being chosen in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. He has accounted for 1,249 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in the league but something that must have caught the eyes of the Saints are his 129 catches for 814 yards and six touchdowns. Both in 2015 and ’17, Allen caught 45 passes or more.
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