Tim Hightower
38-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Trying out for New Orleans
Hightower was seen trying out for the Saints during their minicamp Tuesday, Nick Underhill of The Baton Rouge Advocate reports.
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With starting running back Mark Ingram out for the first four games of the regular season due to a suspension, the Saints may be looking to bring in a veteran tailback to help shoulder the workload. Hightower last played in the NFL in 2016 for New Orleans, where he appeared in all 16 games and rushed for 548 yards and four touchdowns. The Saints are also bringing in Jamaal Charles on Wednesday for a potential tryout.
With starting running back Mark Ingram out for the first four games of the regular season due to a suspension, the Saints may be looking to bring in a veteran tailback to help shoulder the workload. Hightower last played in the NFL in 2016 for New Orleans, where he appeared in all 16 games and rushed for 548 yards and four touchdowns. The Saints are also bringing in Jamaal Charles on Wednesday for a potential tryout.
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After reviving his career with the Saints, Hightower signed with the 49ers and reunited with Kyle Shanahan, who was offensive coordinator during his one abbreviated season in Washington back in 2011. That familiarity could come in handy as he joins a roster that has a feature back who can't stay healthy in Carlos Hyde, and little established depth behind him. Hightower has decent credentials as a short-yardage back, scoring all eight of his TDs over the last two years from inside the 5-yard line, and he might also be able to provide Shanahan with a pass-catching option out of the backfield, having caught 97 passes on 139 targets over his first two seasons in the NFL. That kind of volume is long behind him, but Hightower may still have the potential for some surprising value in PPR formats.
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Cut by 49ers
The 49ers released Hightower on Friday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Inefficient in preseason finale
Hightower had eight carries for 21 yards and a touchdown and two catches for four yards on two targets in Thursday's preseason finale against the Chargers.
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May be on bubble for roster berth
Hightower may be on the bubble for a roster spot with the 49ers, Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee reports.
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Sits out Sunday
Hightower did not see the field in Sunday's preseason loss to the Vikings.
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Poor showing in 49ers' debut
Hightower (knee) logged his first game action as a 49er on Saturday, carrying the ball three times for a loss of one and fumbling once in a preseason loss to Denver.
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