With Mark Ingram suspended for the first four games of 2018, the New Orleans Saints spent this offseason trying to find a similar downhill runner to fill in for him and complement Alvin Kamara.
Based on Sean Payton's description, it sounds like the Saints view Mike Gillislee as that guy.
"I think the vision is a first- and second-down runner that is giving (us) hard yards," Payton said of Gillislee during a Monday morning teleconference. "He's a guy that can be physical. He can handle a workload."
The Saints signed Gillislee on Sunday in a move that was hardly surprising after he was cut by the New England Patriots.