The New Orleans Saints have placed LS Jason Kyle (shoulder) on injured reserve. To replace him, the Saints signed LS Jake Ingram.

Ingram (6-foot-3, 240 pounds) is a second-year player who originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick of the New England Patriots (198th overall) out of the 2009 NFL Draft.

He has played in 24 career regular-season games and made two tackles on special teams. The 25-year old native of Mililani, Hawaii has also played in one career postseason game. He was waived by the Patriots earlier this month after serving as their long snapper in the first eight games of the season.

-- Adam Caplan