Mark Ingram is set to serve a four-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, but the Saints aren’t planning to sign a veteran as a fill-in, a team official tells Steve Wyche of the NFL Network (on Twitter). It was widely believed that the Saints would consider options on the open market, but they are apparently comfortable with leading rusher Alvin Kamara and their current backups. 
The Saints are high on former Bills rusher Jonathan Williams, as well as sixth-round Louisiana Tech product Boston Scott, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter) hears. Their confidence in both players – as well as the presence of Trey Edmunds and Daniel Lasco – is apparently enough for the team to stand pat while Ingram misses the first month of regular season action.
Had the Saints delved into the free agent market, they could have evaluated players such as DeMarco Murray, Orleans Darkwa, and Alfred Morris. PFR’s Dallas Robinson recently listed Murray and Darkwa as two of the top ten offensive players remaining on the open market. Things should pick up for Darkwa in the coming weeks after having a cumbersome plate removed from his leg.
Ingram is out of conventional options to fight his four-game ban, but a statement from his agency indicates that he could seek legal action to fight the suspension. Assuming the suspension stands following his unsuccessful appeal, he’ll lose out on $1.27MM in base salary and bonuses.
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