With the 2021 NFL season only days away, New Orleans Saints running back Tony Jones Jr. is quickly watching his fantasy football stock soar.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday the Saints are releasing Latavius Murray, which moves Jones up the depth chart for Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers.
According to Schefter, Murray declined to take a pay cut, so New Orleans chose to move on. One can also view his departure as a tacit endorsement of Jones since the team is jettisoning a player who had 832 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns in 2020.