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Gets new running mate in backfield Kamara has added competition for carries this coming season after the Saints agreed to sign free agent Jamaal Williams on Wednesday.

Impact Kamara's overall production stagnated as he dealt with numerous lingering injuries throughout the 2022 campaign, logging 1,387 total yards on 280 touches across 15 regular-season games. However, he still accounted for the vast majority of the Saints' carries at running back, as the team sorely lacked depth in the backfield and across the offense as a whole. This figures to change following the addition of Williams. The 224-pound bruiser served as the No. 2 back behind Aaron Jones in Green Bay for four seasons earlier in his career. Across 17 regular-season games with Detroit in 2022, Williams finished with 262 carries for 1,066 yards and a franchise-record 17 touchdowns. The 27-year-old Williams should once again fall into a complementary role in New Orleans while playing behind Kamara. The Saints' No. 1 running back is still set to begin trial July 31 after he was charged with conspiracy to commit battery and substantial bodily harm stemming from a February 2022 incident. Therefore, Kamara's availability for the beginning of the 2023 campaign will likely be up in the air until this case concludes.

MARCH 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Trial set for July 31 Kamara has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit battery and substantial bodily harm stemming from a February 2022 incident, Michael Baca of NFL.com reports.

Impact The report relays that Kamara's trial is set for July 31, with Patrick Magee of the New Orleans Times-Picayune noting that the timing of the scheduled proceedings could impact the running back's attendance at training camp practice. With regard to Kamara's status for the coming season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network suggests that in the event that Kamara is found guilty, discipline from the league would likely come in 2023. In 15 games with the Saints during the 2022 campaign, Kamara carried 223 times for 897 yards and two TDs to go along with 57 catches for 490 yards and a pair of receiving scores.

MARCH 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

AP source: Saints, RB Jamaal Williams agree on 3-year deal

Saints have their QB in Derek Carr but might lose their top-10 defense

NFL's Kamara, Lammons plead not guilty in Vegas assault case

NFL's Kamara, Lammons indicted in 2022 Vegas nightclub fight

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AP source: Saints, RB Jamaal Williams agree on 3-year deal

Saints have their QB in Derek Carr but might lose their top-10 defense

NFL's Kamara, Lammons plead not guilty in Vegas assault case

NFL's Kamara, Lammons indicted in 2022 Vegas nightclub fight