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Jordan Howard and Chris Odom working out with team
Posted on 7/26/22 at 11:52 am
Posted on 7/26/22 at 11:52 am
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According to WWL's Brooke Kirchhofer, the New Orleans Saints will meet with free agent running back Jordan Howard on Tuesday. The Saints ranked 16th in rushing yardage last year, but anticipate Pro Bowl starter Alvin Kamara may be suspended at some point this season because of an offseason arrest in Las Vegas.
There is no proven depth behind Kamara and 12-year veteran Mark Ingram. New Orleans met with former Patriots and Rams RB Sony Michel and brought in former Cardinals and Texans RB David Johnson for a mini-camp tryout. They were unable to reach contract terms with either player.
The 27-year-old Howard entered the league as a fifth-round choice in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Indiana by the Chicago Bears.
As a rookie in 2016, he rushed for 1,313 yards and scored 7 touchdowns, earning a Pro Bowl bid. He ran for 1,122 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2017, then followed that up with a 935 yard rushing performance in 2018.
Chicago traded Howard to the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2019 offseason. He rushed for 525 yards and scored 7 touchdowns over 10 games, but missed six games with a shoulder injury.
The Eagles released Howard last offseason. He later signed with Miami and appeared in five games with the Dolphins before being released at mid-season and being picked back up by Philadelphia.
Howard appeared in seven games for the Eagles last season, rushing for 406 yards and scoring three times. Over his six-year career, Howard has 4,361 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns while averaging 4.3 yards per carry. He has 14 career 100-yard outings, all in his first three years with the Bears.
The 6-foot and 224-Lb. Howard is a power back most effective between the tackles. He doesn't add much as a receiver, catching just 85 career passes for 653 yards, but can be a solid check-down option.
Howard's best feature is as a decisive one-cut runner to be used as an early down complement to Kamara and in short yardage situations.
New Orleans is also working out DE Chris Odom on Tuesday, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Odom, who turns 28 in September, is a 6’4” and 256-Lb. edge rusher most recently from the USFL.
Odom was undrafted out of Arkansas State in 2017 and spent time on the practice squads of the Falcons, Packers, and Redskins for two years before spending 2021 in the CFL.
Odom played for the Houston Gamblers of the expansion USFL this spring. He led the league with 12.5 sacks while also recording eight tackles for loss, forcing six fumbles, and blocking four kicks.
According to WWL's Brooke Kirchhofer, the New Orleans Saints will meet with free agent running back Jordan Howard on Tuesday. The Saints ranked 16th in rushing yardage last year, but anticipate Pro Bowl starter Alvin Kamara may be suspended at some point this season because of an offseason arrest in Las Vegas.
There is no proven depth behind Kamara and 12-year veteran Mark Ingram. New Orleans met with former Patriots and Rams RB Sony Michel and brought in former Cardinals and Texans RB David Johnson for a mini-camp tryout. They were unable to reach contract terms with either player.
The 27-year-old Howard entered the league as a fifth-round choice in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Indiana by the Chicago Bears.
As a rookie in 2016, he rushed for 1,313 yards and scored 7 touchdowns, earning a Pro Bowl bid. He ran for 1,122 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2017, then followed that up with a 935 yard rushing performance in 2018.
Chicago traded Howard to the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2019 offseason. He rushed for 525 yards and scored 7 touchdowns over 10 games, but missed six games with a shoulder injury.
The Eagles released Howard last offseason. He later signed with Miami and appeared in five games with the Dolphins before being released at mid-season and being picked back up by Philadelphia.
Howard appeared in seven games for the Eagles last season, rushing for 406 yards and scoring three times. Over his six-year career, Howard has 4,361 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns while averaging 4.3 yards per carry. He has 14 career 100-yard outings, all in his first three years with the Bears.
The 6-foot and 224-Lb. Howard is a power back most effective between the tackles. He doesn't add much as a receiver, catching just 85 career passes for 653 yards, but can be a solid check-down option.
Howard's best feature is as a decisive one-cut runner to be used as an early down complement to Kamara and in short yardage situations.
New Orleans is also working out DE Chris Odom on Tuesday, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. Odom, who turns 28 in September, is a 6’4” and 256-Lb. edge rusher most recently from the USFL.
Odom was undrafted out of Arkansas State in 2017 and spent time on the practice squads of the Falcons, Packers, and Redskins for two years before spending 2021 in the CFL.
Odom played for the Houston Gamblers of the expansion USFL this spring. He led the league with 12.5 sacks while also recording eight tackles for loss, forcing six fumbles, and blocking four kicks.
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Posted on 7/26/22 at 12:01 pm to GMoney2600
We may set a nfl franchise record for bringing in RB's to "look at" 
I am starting to wonder why we have all these rb's on the squad Ozigbo, Washington, Prentice(why do we need him, must have a FB just because?) Jones, Washington and Smith but we keep looking.
I'm fine keeping a FB if he does multiple things but when then hell was his name ever called and you went "way to go Prentice"?
I am starting to wonder why we have all these rb's on the squad Ozigbo, Washington, Prentice(why do we need him, must have a FB just because?) Jones, Washington and Smith but we keep looking.
I'm fine keeping a FB if he does multiple things but when then hell was his name ever called and you went "way to go Prentice"?
This post was edited on 7/26/22 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 7/26/22 at 12:10 pm to GMoney2600
Gotta find someone in case Kamara gets suspended. I like Jordan Howard. Might not be prime anymore, but he’s a physical runner
Posted on 7/26/22 at 12:13 pm to PenguinPubes
If Howard is better than all we have why do we have all we have?
Posted on 7/26/22 at 4:03 pm to goatmilker
We can’t be stacked at every position baw. We have a superstar running back, and he got in trouble.
So we have to make do until he comes back.
So we have to make do until he comes back.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 4:04 pm to goatmilker
quote:
We may set a nfl franchise record for bringing in RB's to "look at"
I imagine we will sign a FA RB when Kamara is suspended, so not necessarily someone we would keep on the roster all season.
I would mind signing Jordan Howard. Would be a good veteran to provide a change of pace and could be the main running back for a few games.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 4:05 pm to GMoney2600
trading up this year was costly not to add a talent at the Rb position in the draft.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 5:18 pm to PenguinPubes
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We can’t be stacked at every position baw
No that is for sure.
But we seem to be looking really really hard for just a very average rb.
Which makes one question why are we not at the very least flush behind AK with average rb's instead of seemingly completely absent.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 6:34 pm to GMoney2600
We signed Brown and a DE from Indy. These guys may not have impressed in the workouts.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 7:10 pm to goatmilker
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Which makes one question why are we not at the very least flush behind AK with average rb's instead of seemingly completely absent
I think we are fine at RB right now. It’s about the probable AK suspension. We are likely to be a ball control offense again this year, it never hurts to have done your due diligence on RBs when you expect your best to be out for multiple weeks.
Even a dude that could just get 5-10 touches a game in the Kamara suspension would be massive for us.
Posted on 7/27/22 at 9:40 am to NOLA1128
I think y’all are all missing goatmilkers point. If the 5 rbs e we already have on the roster can’t handle the 5 to 10 touches a game you suggest then why do we have them in the first place?
Posted on 7/27/22 at 9:51 am to metryboy
quote:It's called competition. If that thought process were accurate, why would we have more than 53 players in camp?
I think y’all are all missing goatmilkers point. If the 5 rbs e we already have on the roster can’t handle the 5 to 10 touches a game you suggest then why do we have them in the first place?
Posted on 7/27/22 at 9:46 pm to metryboy
Maybe seeing what they look like for later in the season
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