Saints set to miss RB Tony Jones, Jr. for 3-4 weeks, add RB Devine Ozigbo from Jaguars practice squad

Saints running back Tony Jones, Jr. is expected to be sidelined for 3-4 weeks with an ankle injury, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Saints’ RB Tony Jones Jr. is expected to be sidelined 3-4 weeks with the ankle injury he suffered Sunday, per source.

It helps explain why the Saints worked out RBs Lamar Miller, Duke Johnson, Brian Hill, Ito Smith and Ryquell Armstead today.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 5, 2021

To fill the void, NFL report Aaron Wilson reports that New Orleans signed Devine Ozigbo to the active roster from the JAguars practice squad.

New Orleans Saints are signing running back Devine Ozigbo off the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad to their active roster, pending a physical, according to a league source. Former undrafted free agent from Nebraska signed with Saints originally in 2019

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 6, 2021

Ozigbo, originally an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska, was cut by the Saints at the end of the preseason in 2019 and added to the practice squad before Jacksonville signed him to their active roster.

After he was carted off Sunday in the loss to the Giants, Jones was replaced by Dwayne Washington and hybrid back/receiver Ty Montgomery in the role of the primary backup to Alvin Kamara. Both veteran reserves have had over 100 yards rushing in games before for New Orleans but Washington is mostly on the roster for his special teams contribution while Montgomery seems to have found a home this season as a wideout.