Adrian Peterson

Mark Ingram responds to the Saints signing Adrian Peterson

Published Apr. 27, 2017 5:13 p.m. ET

Cameron DaSilva

The New Orleans Saints surprised a lot of people this week when they signed Adrian Peterson to a two-year deal. It was particularly interesting considering they already have Mark Ingram at the helm, coming off of the best season of his career.

It’s not uncharted territory for Ingram, considering he’s become accustomed to sharing the backfield with other players, and he’s prepared to welcome Peterson to the mix.

"I'm all about winning, man," Ingram said, via NOLA.com. "If this will help us win, I'm all about winning. I'm all for it. Listen, man, it's nothing new. I've been sharing the ball with one or two, maybe three guys since I got here.”

The Saints weren’t going to spend a high draft pick on a running back with Ingram already atop the depth chart, but a mid-rounder was certainly possible. That’s probably unlikely at this point, but Ingram was expecting the Saints to add a player before Peterson was signed.

"I figured we were going to draft somebody or get somebody in free agency, still might, I figured that was going to happen, so it's not surprising to me,” he said. “I don't care who comes in, where I'm at, who I'm playing with. I'm always going to compete, I'm always going to do the best I can do and that's just me, that's how I'm built."

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