The Saints May Ultimately Cut Alvin Kamara If They Can't Find A Trade Partner
Salary cap realities and a new star running back signal a potential end to Alvin Kamara's Saints career if a trade partner can't be found.
The writing is on the wall in New Orleans, and for the first time in nearly a decade, it has a slowly fading shadow of number 41. Since 2017, Alvin Kamara has been the heartbeat of the Saints' offense. A dual-threat dynamic running back who redefined the position under Sean Payton.
But as we move into the 2026 offseason, sentimentality is losing out to salary cap math and the cold reality of a rebuilding roster. If Mickey Loomis can't find a trade partner for the five-time Pro Bowler, the Saints are staring down a June 1st deadline to officially turn the page. The Knox Verdict: A Top Cut Candidate Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox recently threw fuel on the fire, labeling Kamara as one of the league’s top cut candidates.
Knox’s reasoning is hard to argue with: the Saints would ideally love to recoup a draft pick (even a late-rounder) for the veteran, but finding a suitor willing to take on an aging back entering his age-31 season—especially one coming off an MCL sprain and a career-low 3. 6 yards per carry in 2025—is a tall order. Knox wrote , "It certainly feels like the sun is setting on Alvin Kamara's long tenure with the New Orleans Saints.
The 30-year-old averaged a career-low 3. 6 yards per carry in 2025 before suffering an MCL sprain that ultimately ended his season," Knox wrote. "Early in free agency, New Orleans got a new starting running back by signing Travis Etienne Jr.