Nearly a week after locking up Mark Ingram with a four-year deal, the Saints have reportedly added another back.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Saints and 27-year-old C.J. Spiller, formerly of the Buffalo Bills, have agreed to a deal. Details of the agreement weren’t disclosed.
Spiller spent the first five seasons of his career with Buffalo, often sharing carries with Fred Jackson.
Spiller ran for just 300 yards in an injury-plagued 2014 season, but showed versatility and big-play ability throughout his career in Buffalo. Over the course of his five seasons, Spiller rushed for 3,321 yards and 12 scores on 5.0 yards per carry. He also caught 158 passes for 1,195 yards and six more scores.
He’ll join a Saints backfield that also features the aforementioned Ingram and Khiry Robinson, who is entering his third season as a pro. Ingram led the team with 964 yards and nine touchdowns, but Robinson (76 carries for 362 yards and three scores) showed flashes as well.
The Spiller deal wasn't the Saints’ only move on Friday. Yahoo! Sports’ Rand Getlin was the first to report that the team was moving young wideout Kenny Stills to Miami. In exchange for Stills, who caught 63 passes for 931 yards last season, the Saints reportedly acquired linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and a third-round pick.
In Miami, Stills joins an impressive group of young pass-catchers, teaming up with second-year wideout Jarvis Landry and tight end Jordan Cameron, who signed with the team on Thursday.
The Saints have undergone quite a bit of change since the free agency period began. All Pro tight end Jimmy Graham was traded to Seattle in exchange for Pro Bowl center Max Unger and a first-round pick. The Saints also sent guard Ben Grubbs to the Chiefs for a sixth-round pick, signed cornerback Brandon Browner for three years and released linebacker Curtis Lofton.
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