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Saints sign FB Evans to 2-year contract (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The New Orleans Saints signed free-agent fullback Heath Evans to a two-year contract on Thursday and released fullback Mike Karney. Evans, who has played for eight seasons and is older than Karney, has carried the ball 157 times for 561 yards and three touchdowns in his career. He has spent the past four seasons with the New England Patriots, serving primarily as a blocker for the NFL's sixth-best...