Possible Trade Partners For The Saints For Alvin Kamara
Two teams were named as possible destinations.
It has been an interesting week of discussion about Alvin Kamara, the New Orleans Saints, and his future with the Saints. Kamara appeared on Terron Armstead's podcast and stated he's excited to get to work with Travis Etienne. Tyrann Mathieu appeared on his podcast and said the relationship between the two sides is strained at the moment, and the GM and head coach haven't been all-in on Kamara sticking around.
Oh, and there is the little matter about Kamara's money becoming guaranteed at the top of next month. Mathieu doesn't believe Mickey Loomis will outright cut Kamara, so a trade for the 30-year-old running back is the new point of discussion. Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report has identified two possible teams interested in trading for the running back's services.
"To be clear, it very much sounds like running back Alvin Kamara would prefer to remain with the New Orleans Saints for another run, even after they signed Travis Etienne Jr. to a four-year, $48 million contract. "I'm excited to see what we could do together," Kamara told The Set podcast (h/t NFL.
com's Grant Gordon). "... That's the name of the game, shoot.