The Saints appear to be closing in on a new deal for Alvin Kamara, with Nick Underhill reporting Wednesday that New Orleans and the veteran running back are finalizing a contract.
That development comes after months of uncertainty around Kamara’s future. His name had been floated in trade speculation this year, but Kamara has consistently said he wants to stay in New Orleans. The team, meanwhile, had kept its stance vague all offseason and left the door open to just about everything.
General manager Mickey Loomis has sounded much the same note publicly, though he suggested the matter should be settled soon. “We’re just trying to see how he’s gonna fit on our roster.
Obviously there’s a resource management element. We’ll get to that over the next week or two,” Loomis said, via Luke Johnson.
The Saints also added Travis Etienne as a free agent in March, which only added more fuel to the discussion about Kamara’s place on the roster. Even with that move in the mix, the sides now seem to have found a path that works.
Kamara, 30, was drafted by the Saints in the third round in 2017 out of Tennessee. He was in the final year of his rookie contract when he landed a five-year extension worth $77.133 million.
He later agreed to a restructured contract last offseason and was scheduled to make a base salary of $10.2 million in 2024 before New Orleans handed him a two-year, $24.5 million extension in October in 2024.
In 2025, Kamara has played in 10 games for the Saints and has rushed for 460 yards on 131 carries, averaging 3.6 yards per carry. He has also added 33 catches for 186 receiving yards and one touchdown.
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