The Saints waived Estime (thigh) from injured reserve Tuesday with an injury settlement, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
Estime was placed on injured reserve Sept. 12 due to a thigh injury. The running back was set to return to the team as a depth option after a short stint on IR. However, with Alvin Kamara making his season debut in Week 2 and Kendre Miller and CJ Donaldson also on hand behind Travis Etienne, Estime was deemed expendable. Estime is now a free agent and can sign with any team as soon as he recovers from his thigh injury.