Saints sign former first-round pick from LSU after latest Alvin Kamara injury
The New Orleans Saints are adding some more veteran depth at running back. After Alvin Kamara left their Week 15 matchup with a groin injury, the running back room was thin behind young RB Kendre Miller. Saints sign Clyde Edwards-Helaire The fifth-year NFL running back will head back to Louisiana. The Saints have signed him […]
The New Orleans Saints are adding some more veteran depth at running back. After Alvin Kamara left their Week 15 matchup with a groin injury, the running back room was thin behind young RB Kendre Miller.
Saints sign Clyde Edwards-Helaire
The fifth-year NFL running back will head back to Louisiana. The Saints have signed him to their practice squad, ahead of Week 16. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted him out of LSU in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was waived on Monday and passed through waivers unclaimed.
Edwards-Helaire produced 1,100 yards from scrimmage in thirteen games as a rookie. His numbers and opportunities have decreased on an annual basis, though. He did not appear in a game for Kansas City this season.
The running back recently announced that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After the reveal, the Chiefs placed him on the non-football illness list before the year began.
Last season, Edwards-Helaire played in 15 games for the Chiefs.
He totaled just 70 carries for 223 yards and one touchdown. He did prove to have some upside own the receiving game with seventeen catches for 188 yards and a TD.
Edwards-Helaire will get a fresh start in a familiar place. That's a nice bet for him to try to revitalize his playing career and try to prove himself as a capable running back for a team this offseason. It does come with some risk, too.
New Orleans could be the best or worst landing spot for CEH given what he's dealing with. Over the summer he revealed that he was dealing with complications related to PTSD. It all stems from a self-defense shooting at LSU and it has kept him off the field. While a return to Louisiana symbolizes a return home, it also symbolizes a return to where his trauma occurred. Whether he returns to the field remains to be seen, but Chiefs Kingdom hopes for the best for Clyde. — Charles Goldman, A to Z Sports
For New Orleans, they get a RB with NFL experience and some motivation to impress those watching him. That being said, Kendre Miller should get the bulk of the workload going forward, if Kamara misses time with his injury.
We will get more updates on Kamara's potential availability later this week.
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