Mark Ingram is playing his way out of New Orleans.
That is not a misprint.
If the Saints running back is named a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press, it would meet an incentive in his contract allowing him to become a free agent a year early, according to Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate.
The seven-year vet, who signed a four-year extension with the Saints in 2015, is currently scheduled to hit free agency in 2019.
Ingram could have triggered that clause had he been named to the Pro Bowl in any of the past two seasons, but he fell short.
However, he's currently having the best season of his life. Ingram ranks fourth in the NFL in rushing yards with 806 and he's on pace to top the career-best mark he reached last season when he ran for 1,043 yards. He has also scored eight touchdowns while sharing duties with rookie Alvin Kamara.
The All-Pro team is revealed in January. The Associated Press only selects one running back as its first-team representative, so Ingram would have to contend with the likes of Le'Veon Bell, Kareem Hunt, Todd Gurley, Leonard Fournette, and others for the honor.
