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The New Orleans Saints are thin at running back with Devin Neal and Alvin Kamara each dealing with injuries entering Week 16.
With rookie Devin Neal (hamstring) already ruled out for Sunday's game against the New York Jets and veteran Alvin Kamara still not practicing with a knee injury, New Orleans has signed running back Nyheim Hines to the practice squad, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed.
While the New Orleans Saints are not in great form, both Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave remain productive players — especially in Fantasy Football. Find out here whether they will play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14.
Kamara missed yet another practice on Wednesday, having been sidelined with knee/ankle injuries since going down during the club's loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 23. The Saints were also without running back Devin Neal (hamstring), wide receiver Devaughn Vele (shoulder), and offensive linemen Cesar Ruiz (ankle) and Asim Richards (ankle).
The Saints placed rookie running back Devin Neal on injured reserve Thursday with a hamstring injury, ending his season.
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The New Orleans Saints are adding reinforcements given the uncertainty surrounding running backs Alvin Kamara and Devin Neal. Nyheim Hines is joining the club's
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The hits keep coming for the offense, which already lost running back Devin Neal (starting in place of Alvin Kamara). The Saints opened the fourth quarter by announcing that both wide receiver Devaughn Vele (shoulder) and right guard Cesar Ruiz (ankle) were questionable to return due to injuries. We'll keep an eye out for each of them.