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Mark Ingram, Drew Brees embrace Saints' addition of Adrian Peterson

Mark Ingram is no stranger to sharing the New Orleans Saints backfield after splitting touches for years with the likes of Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, Chris Ivory, Khiry Robinson and Tim Hightower.

So he insisted the arrival of Adrian Peterson won’t phase him now, either.

In fact, Ingram said he has followed Peterson since his freshman year at Oklahoma and the opportunity to play with him will be “special.”

“I’m a big fan of his. I admire his running style, I admire everything he’s been through, the adversity he’s overcome in knee injuries, having some 1,000-yard seasons, being a perennial leading rusher,” Ingram said on a conference call with the New Orleans media.