Make picksNew Orleans acquired running back Zamir White from San Francisco for linebacker Deion Jones. The club also signed two-time All-Pro kicker Daniel Carlson.
The trade answers an immediate need: Alvin Kamara is expected to miss at least a month. White joins Kendre Miller in a backfield that needed another body before Week 1.
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Carlson ends a kicking competition that had not produced a convincing answer. The Saints chose two veterans instead of waiting for final cuts.
The preseason finale will show how carries might be divided and whether White can learn the system quickly enough.