Tim Hightower has agreed to re-sign with the New Orleans Saints.

Hightower had been out of the NFL since 2011 after tearing his ACL that October.

Hightower averaged 114 yards from scrimmages in his final four games of 2015.

"When I went down, I wrote down on a sheet of paper that this wouldn't be the end for me," Hightower explained last February, after signing a futures contract with New Orleans. "... It was a long process. But I don't think I ever stopped training. I don't think I ever stopped working toward this goal. As I trained, as I did rehab, as I went to the different surgeries, I just tried to keep that end picture in mind."

Hightown turns 30 next month.