New Orleans Saints rumors: Pierre Thomas now the no. 3 running back?
By Jack Crosby
The New Orleans Saints opened up their 2014 preseason on Friday night with a 26-24 win over the St. Louis Rams, but there was a key member of the offense that was conspicuous by his absence, and that was running back Pierre Thomas. For reasons not specified, the Saints running back did not make the trip to St. Louis, and he could also be on his way down the depth chart.
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According to Katherine Terrell of NOLA.com, it seems as if Thomas could be poised to be the team’s no. 3 running back, behind Mark Ingram and Khiry Robinson.
Actually, it’s becoming pretty apparent that that’s the case at the moment.
"But it has become apparent that Ingram and Robinson have moved ahead of Thomas, who has been listed with the third team on the unofficial depth charts. Thomas was reportedly on the trading block in the offseason before taking a paycut to return with the Saints.In camp, Thomas has started taking snaps with the second team in walkthroughs while Ingram and Robinson got the first team reps."
Now this is not all bad news for Thomas, as we know that the Saints love to use all weapons out of the backfield that they can. And the departure of Darren Sproles has certainly created a massive opportunity.
Although, it’ll be interesting to find out why he didn’t make the trip to St. Louis on Friday night first.