Ex-Saints, Bama RB Ingram signs up with Fox as analyst
Veteran NFL running back and Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram II is signing up with Fox Sports on its “Big Twelve noon Kickoff” program beginning in the fall, the network revealed Thursday.
“I can’t wait to feel the energy and excitement every Saturday, along with some of the most talented and amusing names in our sport, at the most significant games in college football,” he stated in a statement.Ingram, 33, played
the past 2 seasons for the New Orleans Saints, his 2nd stint with the franchise that chose him in the preliminary (28th total )of the 2011 draft. He appeared in 10 games (three starts)and rushed for 233 lawns and a touchdown.He is the Saints’all-time leading rush with 6,500 yards and is likewise the franchise leader in hurrying touchdowns with 52. He has played in 12 NFL seasons( 10 with the Saints) and has 10,236 overall lawns(
8,111 rushing) and 75 total touchdowns (65 hurrying). He has also played for the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans and is a three-time Pro Bowl selection.In 2009, Ingram became the first Alabama player to win the Heisman Trophy. That season, he rushed for 1,658 yards
and 17 touchdowns. He likewise had 32 receptions for 334 lawns and three goals that season, assisting the Crimson Tide win the national title. He hurried for 3,261 yards and 42 touchdowns in 3 seasons at Alabama.