After trading away Rashid Shaheed and Trevor Penning prior to the trade deadline yesterday, the New Orleans Saints had two open spots to fill on their 53-man roster.

Now, that is down to one: The Saints announced Wednesday that they've signed running back Audric Estime to the active roster from their own practice squad. Taking Estime's spot on the practice squad is defensive lineman Coziah Izzard, who had spent most of the season on New Orleans' practice squad before his release last week.

Estime was originally a fifth-round pick of the Denver Broncos' last season. The 227-pound running back appeared in 13 games with Denver last season, rushing for 310 yards and two touchdowns.

He gives the Saints a third running back on the roster, joining Alvin Kamara and rookie Devin Neal. New

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