The Saints are signing former Patriots and Giants running back Shane Vereen, a source tells Mike Garafolo of NFL.com (on Twitter). Terms of the deal are not yet known, but its likely a one-year deal worth something close to the veteran’s minimum. 
Vereen, 29, made a name for himself with the Patriots and really came into his own from 2012-2014. In 2015, he hooked on with the Giants and was quietly productive. In his first season with the G-Men, Vereen averaged 4.3 yards per carry and caught 59 passes for 495 yards and four touchdowns. Unfortunately, his ’16 season was derailed by injuries and he wasn’t all that productive last year as the Giants lost their best receivers and opposing defenses stacked the box. He had 44 grabs last season, but he averaged a career-low 5.8 yards per catch.
Vereen won’t be tasked with playing as a No. 1 running back with the Saints, but he could be a difference maker in small doses. Alvin Kamara will serve as New Orleans’ top rusher and Vereen might be able to start the year as their top pass-catching RB while Mark Ingram serves his four-game suspension.
In addition to Kamara, Ingram, and Vereen, the Saints also have running backs Trey Edmunds, Jonathan Williams, and sixth-round pick Boston Scott under contract.
What happened to Terrance West? He signed with the Saints??
I was just wondering the same thing…
As a Giants fan glad to see him catch on with a team this season. Was not used correctly in his time with the Giants and when healthy showed explosiveness and elusiveness in the open field. Seeing how Sean Payton uses his players I wouldn’t be surprised if Vereen has a great year as the 3rd down/change of pace back.
well, kamara was a pretty damn good receiver last year so i dont know. once ingram comes back, vereen wont be used at all. for the first 4 games he probably will be used pretty sparingly