Canal Street Chronicles: Saints Bring Back Deuce

In a somewhat shocking development, the New Orleans Saints have brought back their star running back from recent history, Deuce McAllister. He’s been out of football for a year, so it’s hard to imagine how you would use a player who hasn’t suited up this season in a playoff game. How much can you trust the guy, even though he will be familiar with all the playcalls and schemes? Well, it probably says more about the injury situation at running back for the Saints than anything else.

Canal Street Chronicles:

I have no idea how much playing time he’ll see, how effective he’ll be or even whether he’ll dress tomorrow but just from a morale standpoint, I love this move. Have the Saints re-signed the most popular player in Saints history and everyone’s favorite running back just to get the crowd even more pumped for the big game tomorrow?

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The bad news, if there is any here, is that questions could probably now be raised as to the health status of Pierre Thomas or more likely, Mike Bell.

Video: Deuce talks himself up from his peak days.