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Christian McCaffrey just landed a massive contract extension from the Carolina Panthers, which likely has some other top-tier running backs around the NFL, wondering when their payday will come. Take New Orleans Saints halfback Alvin Kamara, for example. Kamara is entering his fourth season, which means he is on track to hit free agency next […]

With Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey recently receiving a massive payday, seemingly due to his ability to both run and catch the football, the versatile offensive weapon has notably become the highest paid player at his position in NFL history. With the Panthers standout and former first round pick in McCaffrey already taken care […]

New Orleans Saints dual-threat running back Alvin Kamara learned of NFL college Christian McCaffrey’s big payday live while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Twitch. McCaffrey, 23, agreed to a four-year contract extension with his Carolina Panthers on Monday, netting the former Stanford rusher an average of $16 million a year. The 24-year-old Kamara, the […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara made his third consecutive Pro Bowl this year despite missing multiple games. Kamara says he essentially played on one leg for the majority of the season: On 1 leg… At 75%.. but we back to 100 ❤️ https://t.co/dYMblYKNU0 — Alvin Kamara (@A_kamara6) March 10, 2020 Kamara suffered an […]

The New Orleans Saints have gotten a head start on paying their key players in recent years. However, it remains to be seen if that will be the case for running back Alvin Kamara. Kamara is heading into the final year of his rookie contract and will undoubtedly be looking for a lucrative extension. ESPN’s […]

Sean Payton is a feisty guy. Ask Alvin Kamara. On the field, Payton lacks aggressiveness. Off the field, particularly in the New Orleans Saints’ locker room, he’s going to get whoever around him pumped up. Saints running back Alvin Kamara remembers a time when Payton decided to use a different tactic to get his team […]

The New Orleans Saints don’t have a quarterback under contract in 2020. Each member of the trio of Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater, and Taysom Hill is set to enter free agency in March, barring extensions. The Saints will have to pay one of them, potentially two if Brees comes back. Whoever starts at quarterback next […]

The New Orleans Saints have made efforts to get lucrative contract extensions done for their key players as of late such as wide receiver Michael Thomas and defensive end Cameron Jordan. Running back Alvin Kamara is hoping that he is the next one on the list to be taken care of. Kamara said during an […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara became the 11th member of the team to be named to the Pro Bowl on Thursday, taking the spot of Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey (via Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk). The Saints have added an 11th player to the Pro Bowl, increasing the franchise record. […]

The New Orleans Saints had a successful regular season finishing with a 13-3 record but they were upset in the Wild Card round by the Minnesota Vikings. Even with all the wins, the season has to feel like a failure because they had dreams of winning another Super Bowl. Looking back on the season, there […]

Everything was lined up for the New Orleans Saints entering the playoffs. They were hosting the Minnesota Vikings on Wild Card weekend hoping to make a Super Bowl run. The Saints ended up scoring just 20 points at home in a loss that knocked them out early. Drew Brees was outplayed by Kirk Cousins, Sean […]

The New Orleans Saints love to use Taysom Hill in a variety of ways. He showed off his arm on Sunday. In the second quarter of Sunday’s contest, Hill threw a 50-yard strike to set up a touchdown from Alvin Kamara versus the Minnesota Vikings. The man can do it all. Taysom Hill goes DEEP! […]

The Minnesota Vikings are going to be heading into one of the most hostile environments when they face the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Playing the Saints on the road in the postseason seems to cause noticeable issues for opposing teams. The Saints come into this game as possibly the best team that is playing […]

The New Orleans Saints will welcome the Minnesota Vikings to town on Sunday in the NFC Wild Card Round. Of all of the players on the offense, Jared Cook is the biggest X-Factor for the Saints against the Vikings. When the Saints signed Cook in the offseason, the expectation was that he would seamlessly fit […]

The New Orleans Saints will start their playoff run this season in the Wild Card round, and they will play an interesting opponent in the Minnesota Vikings. While they are considered slight favorites to win this one, expect Alvin Kamara to try and ball out for the Saints as they try to progress past the […]

The New Orleans Saints finished the 2019 regular season with a stellar 13-3 record. However, because of the success of both the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers, the Saints were unable to secure a bye in the first round of the playoffs and will now be hosting the No. 6 seed Minnesota Vikings […]

NFL Week 16 featured an exciting triple-header of Saturday games, two overtime contests and a major upset. The Houston Texans and New England Patriots clinched their respective divisions on Saturday. The Texans won the AFC South for the second straight season and fourth time in the past five years, while the Patriots claimed the AFC […]

The New Orleans Saints struggled to get anything going on offense in the first half of their showdown with the Tennessee Titans in Week 16. They have since managed to come out swinging to start the second half with running back Alvin Kamara. Kamara burst through the line of scrimmage and torched the Titans defense […]

The New Orleans Saints will hit the road in Week 16 as they take on the Tennessee Titans in an interconference matchup. The Saints come into this game following a historic performance from Drew Brees. Last week against the Indianapolis Colts, Brees completed 29 of his 30 attempts for 309 yards and four touchdowns. On […]

The New Orleans Saints offense has been clicking on all cylinders in the final stretch of the 2019 NFL season. Regardless, the time has come for them to finally make running back Alvin Kamara a focal point of the offense. There were understandably high expectations for Kamara coming into the year following the departure of […]

A year ago, the New Orleans Saints fielded one of the most explosive offenses in the league, primarily centered around a dynamic running back duo. Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram seemed unstoppable in 2018, but after Ingram left the Saints in free agency, there was some doubt as to if Kamara would be able to […]

The New Orleans Saints are having yet another season under Sean Payton that has them positioned to be a playoff contender. The Saints have already clinched the NFC South, making it three consecutive seasons that they’ve been named the divisional winner. Last week, New Orleans was involved in a shootout with the 10-2 San Francisco […]

When the New Orleans Saints score 46 points, it’s usually pretty safe to say that they won and that star running back Alvin Kamara had a good game. However, the opposite happened on Sunday as they lost to the San Francisco 49ers with 48-46 being the final score with Kamara having his worst game of […]

The San Francisco 49ers will make the trek halfway across the country to take on the New Orleans Saints in Week 14. The 49ers are coming off a narrow loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 13 as a result of yet another game-winning kick from Justin Tucker. In the game, San Francisco was actually […]

The most important weeks in Fantasy Football are upon us. Some of you are already in the midst of a playoff matchup, while others still fight for one of the last playoff spots available in their respective leagues. Either way, you’ll need to make some tough lineup decisions. There are plenty of tough decisions at […]

The New Orleans Saints have won nine of their last 10 games. They are currently 10-2 and are in possession of the two-seed in the NFC. In Week 14, they will be playing their biggest game of the season against the San Francisco 49ers. For them to come out on top in this game, they […]

The New Orleans Saints face-off on Thanksgiving Day against the Atlanta Falcons and are going to try and get some revenge after the Falcons dominated them just a couple of weeks ago at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Will the Falcons be able to get the job done and get some payback, or will they lose to […]

Alvin Kamara burst onto the scene during his rookie season out of Tennessee as a true dual-threat running back. During his first two seasons, Kamara averaged 5.3 yards per carry with 22 touchdowns. As a receiver, he caught 81 passes in each of his first two seasons. The only worry surrounding the star back was […]

The New Orleans Saints played the Atlanta Falcons in early November and the offense was shut down. They were only able to muster up nine points, which was shocking considering how bad the Falcons’ defense had been heading into that game. The Saints’ offense gets another chance on Thursday night to light up the Falcons’ […]

The NFC South-leading New Orleans Saints will clash with the second-place Carolina Panthers in Week 12. Week 12 is the first meeting between the divisional opponents this season. While they are first and second in the NFC South, the Saints and Panthers are trending in two different directions. New Orleans is 7-1 in its last […]

The New Orleans Saints will be traveling to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 11. The Saints are looking to avenge their surprising loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10. Last week, New Orleans was heavily favored at home versus the 1-7 Falcons. Despite all of the signs pointing towards the Saints […]

Alvin Kamara has been one of the NFL’s best running backs over the past three seasons and has helped make the New Orleans Saints one of the most feared offensive units in the league. He has struggled a bit this season and has dealt with some injuries, but there is no denying the fear that […]

The New Orleans Saints suffered a surprising defeat to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10 by the score of 26-9. While everyone is highlighting how Drew Brees performed, the Saints need to utilize Alvin Kamara much more in the offense. Before the 2019 season, Kamara had put together two consecutive seasons of producing 1,500 yards […]

The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons will take part in a game in Week 10 that has plenty of fantasy football relevant players. Among them, what should we expect from Alvin Kamara in his return versus the Falcons? Kamara has missed the past two games for New Orleans due to injuries to his ankle […]

The New Orleans Saints will be looking to pick up where they left off before the bye against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10. Fortunately, it appears running back Alvin Kamara is slated to make his return. He had missed two straight games while dealing with knee and ankle injuries, which allowed running back Latavius […]

There’s not much expected out of the New Orleans Saints’ coming game against the Atlanta Falcons other than them running away with the victory. The return of Alvin Kamara should help the team achieve its goals of convincingly winning over the Falcons. Ian Rapoport reported that one of the team’s top runners should be able […]

The New Orleans Saints got Drew Brees back last week. Now, they may be getting a couple of other key offensive pieces back in the fold. According to Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, running back Alvin Kamara and tight end Jared Cook both returned to practice on Wednesday. Kamara has been sidelined since Week 7 due […]

The New Orleans Saints are getting Drew Brees back in their offense, but the same can’t be said for Alvin Kamara. According to Adam Schefter, Kamara will miss his second straight game with an ankle injury. Saints’ RB Alvin Kamara, listed as questionable for Sunday vs the Cardinals due to an ankle injury, will not […]

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara did not practice on Wednesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Kamara is nursing knee and ankle injuries and was sidelined during the Saints’ Week 7 win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday. It marked just the second game he had missed thus far in his […]