Adam Schefter reports that the Saints are signing veteran RB Devonta Freeman to a one-year contract on Saturday.
Freeman was among a group of veteran free agents who worked out for the Saints on Saturday.
Freeman, 29, is a former fourth-round pick of the Falcons back in 2014. He was in the final year of his four-year, $2.7 million contract when he and the Falcons agreed to a five-year, $41.25 million extension that included $22 million guaranteed.
Freeman was set to make base salaries of $6.5 million and $6.3 million over the next two years of the agreement when the Falcons released him last year. The Giants later signed him to a one-year deal worth up to $3 million in September only to release him.
The Bills later signed Freeman to their practice squad.
In 2020, Freeman appeared in five games and rushed for 172 yards on 54 carries (3.2 YPC) to go along with seven receptions for 58 yards receiving and one touchdown.
We have him included in our Top 100 Available 2021 Free Agents list.
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