The Facts: Following up on the previous item. ... Ingram is headed to injured reserve because of a shoulder injury.
Diehards Line:Ingram has been on the injury report in recent weeks because of the injury and there were reports from NFL Media and ESPN earlier on Wednesday that he was being evaluated to see if he could continue playing this season. We now have our answer. Ingram played in all 12 games for the Saints this year and ran 166 times for 769 yards and six touchdowns. Those numbers had him on pace for his first 1,000-yard season in the NFL, something he just missed in 2014 while rushing for 964 yards in 13 games. Ingram has played in all 16 games once in five years as a pro. C.J. Spiller, Marcus Murphy and Tim Hightower are the running backs still on the team’s active roster. Ingram signed a four-year extension in the offseason, so he remains under Saints control through 2018.