“I think he’s fully healthy and I probably didn’t give him enough touches last week,” Payton said.
The reference was to running back C.J. Spiller, and the free agent signee from Buffalo is ready for the challenge. Spiller sat out the season opener while recovering from knee surgery and in the two games since, against Tampa Bay and Carolina, he ran four times for 11 yards and caught three passes for 41 yards.
But Spiller, entering the Saints’ nationally televised game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome against Dallas (2-1) on Sunday night, said that though Payton specifically singled out the fact that he wants to get Spiller more touches, he’s willing to accept whatever role the Saints have for him.