‘If It Was Any Other Team….’ – Mark Ingram Makes Shocking Confession About New Orleans Return

Longtime New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram has returned home after a two-and-a-half season absence. Ingram was moved from Houston Texans to New Orleans Saints earlier this week, giving him a chance to play for the same team he played for from 2011 to 2018.

The running back was super emotional on his return to New Orleans, which led to the Saints posting a tell-all interview about the transfer with Ingram where he expressed his gratitude to the Texans for their transparency and goodwill for letting him go back home.

Oct 17, 2021; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Houston Texans running back Mark Ingram (2) runs the ball in the first half against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

“They said the Saints called…” – Mark Ingram narrates the story behind his return to the Saints

Mark Ingram straight up made a shocking revelation. He revealed that if it weren’t for the Saints, he wouldn’t have left Houston. Ingram later expressed his gratitude to the Texans for their transparency. He also revealed his brief chat with Coach Culley, where he thanked his former coach.

“They said the Saints called, and they inquired about me and that they want me, and they said that if it was any other team, this wouldn’t even be a discussion,” Ingram said. “But out of respect for me and what I’ve done throughout my career and just how I started here, that they wanted to give me the option to make a decision and just let me sleep on it,” he added.

He then continued, “And I went in and I was told them, I was like ‘Coach Culley, Nick, I appreciate you guys for giving me a chance, giving me an opportunity to play ball and believing in me.’ And I don’t take that for granted… They gave me a chance, they believed in me.” he ended.

“Be able to help them fight for a championship” – Ingram outlines the objectives in his second stint with New Orleans

All said and done, very few expected Ingram’s return to the Saints. As Ingram revealed, the separation wasn’t easy at all. But what’s done is done as he is now a Saints player. In the last part of the interview, the running back revealed his plans to win the Championship with Saints.

“But to be able to have the opportunity to go back home where I started and be able to help them fight for a championship is almost something I couldn’t pass up,” Ingram revealed. The RB’s return to Saints gives them a much-needed boost. If he plays well, he will surely have a blockbuster as he plays the Bucs on his return.

Ingram said the Texans said if any other team had called about trading for him, it wouldn’t have been a discussion but out of respect for him and how he started here they wanted to give him the option

Ingram on the trade: pic.twitter.com/BIhsKJ9dIC

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 29, 2021

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