NFL Rumors: Ex-Chiefs, Broncos RB Jamaal Charles to Visit with Saints

Veteran running back Jamaal Charles will visit the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Charles, 31, spent the 2017 season with the Denver Broncos after nine years with the Kansas City Chiefs. He rushed for 296 yards on 69 carries.

The Saints could be in the market for a short-term solution at running back with Mark Ingram suspended for the first four games of the season after he violated the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy. Ingram and Alvin Kamara became the league's best one-two backfield punch in 2017, each earning Pro Bowl berths while giving New Orleans perhaps the sport's most versatile offense.

Charles is far from the player he was during his peak in Kansas City. Injuries riddled the end of his tenure with the Chiefs, limiting him to eight games combined in 2015 and 2016. He was on the field for 14 with Denver but in a role that was far lesser than either side expected.

The Saints have six running backs on their roster. Daniel Lasco or Boston Scott could wind up taking Ingram's carries if they perform well in camp, and Jonathan Williams is a talented 2016 fifth-round pick. But it's clear New Orleans is at least interested in seeing what Charles can do if they're bringing him in for a workout.