According to latest reports, the New Orleans Saints finalized a contract with former Chicago Bears fullback Jason McKie over the weekend to add options in reserve full back behind starter Heath Evans. The addition is also expected to help the Saints improve their lowly ranked defense.
At age of 30, McKie has spent the last seven seasons with the Bears since ending his rookie season with the Dallas Cowboys in 2003. But he never played a key role in the Bears. Working hard to gain a promotion from practice squad to blocking specialist, McKie finished his tenure with the Bears after having totally 54 rushing yards and 364 receiving yards for six touchdowns. As the Bears had a new offensive coordinator Mike Martz this offseason, the team is unlikely to use a fullback much in 2010 season, and therefore McKie became expendable with decreased value, which caused the eight years veteran to be released in mid-March.
However, with a height of 5-11 and weight of 247 pounds, McKie could get significant playing time after putting on New Orleans Saints jersey, if he manages to win the backup job over veteran Zak Keasey and Marcus Mailei. As starting fullback Evans is coming back from a knee injury, his backup could get quite a few chances to play as replacing starter when Evans has to stay off the field for breaks.
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