Texans trade running back Mark Ingram to the Saints

Running back Mark Ingram of Hackensack, New Jersey is on his way back to the New Orleans Saints. On Wednesday, Ingram was traded from the Houston Texans to the Saints for a late round draft pick according to Chase Goodbread of nfl.com. At this time we do not know the year of the draft when the Texans will receive a draft pick or the round it will be.

Ingram initially played eight seasons with the Saints from 2011 to 2018. In that time he had 1321 rushes for 6007 yards and 50 touchdowns. Ingram also had 228 catches for 1598 yards and five touchdowns.

Ingram reached the Pro Bowl twice with the Saints. The first time in 2014 when he had 964 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns, and the second time in 2017, when Ingram had a career-year. In 16 games, he had career-highs in rushing yards (1124), rushing touchdowns (12), and receiving yards (416).

After his 10 years with the Saints, Ingram played two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens in 2019 and 2020 before signing with Houston on March 24 to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million.

Ingram is one of two high profile players who began the season with the Texans who have changed teams this month. The other is defensive end Whitney Mercilus who was released by Houston, and then signed by the Green Bay Packers on October 21. 

So far in 2021, Ingram has had 92 rushes for 294 yards and one touchdown, along with seven catches for 24 yards. Ingram’s only touchdown this season came in a 37-21 Houston win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The win over Jacksonville was Houston’s only win this year.

One person upset over the Ingram signing is Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks. On Wednesday, Cooks posted on Twitter, “This is bullshit. Such a joke.” Do not be surprised if Cooks is traded next.

With the loss of Ingram, the Texans will have a backfield of David Johnson and Phillip Lindsay. Ingram meanwhile is expected to see playing time when Alvin Kamara needs a breather. Saints head coach Sean Payton has already stated that Ingram will definitely see some playing time at running back on Sunday when the Saints play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game will feature the two top teams in the NFC South as Tampa Bay is 6-1, and New Orleans is 4-2.

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