By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The New Orleans Saints have 17 remaining unsigned players from last season’s roster, and most (not all) of them have valid reasons to either be re-signed or to let walk in free agency.
Should they stay or should they go? Here is our best stab at answering some of those questions for 10 of the Saints’ top free agents.
RB Mark Ingram
The case for: There are a lot more reasons to bring Ingram back than there are to let him walk.
After some rough patches early in his career, he is coming off some of his most productive seasons as a pro, averaging 4.8 yards per carry and 1,222 yards from scrimmage the last four seasons combined.
Though a narrative exists that says running backs begin to decline near their 30th birthday — and Ingram will turn 30 in Week 16 of the 2019 season — Ingram does not come with a typical career work load of a back with his pedigree and experience, accumulating 1,549 touches since he entered the league in 2011 (roughly the same amount as fellow free agent Le’Veon Bell, who has been in the NFL two fewer years).
Finally, Ingram is one of the more beloved players in the Saints locker room and is a close personal friend of star running back Alvin Kamara. That should (and likely will) factor into the Saints’ negotiations with him.
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