Kamara or No Kamara? That is still the question
While Kamara is still under contract with the Saints that does not mean he will be apart of the team this upcoming season.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 12: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints looks on from the bench during the NFL 2025 game against the New England Patriots at Caesars Superdome on October 12, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. "" (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) | Getty Images It is May 18, 2026. The NFL Draft is over, free agency is an afterthought, rookie minicamp has come and gone, and yet there arw still questions surrounding star running back Alvin Kamara’s place with the New Orleans Saints.
At the start of free agency, Saints GM Mickey Loomis used a strange loophole to free up over $8 million in cap space without having to guarantee the final year of Kamara’s contract, leading many to speculate whether the team could potentially trade or cut him and replace him by drafting a running back. The Saints later went on to sign running back Travis Etienne Jr. in what many perceived to be a move to pair him with Kamara in the backfield.
However, that may not be the case. As time moves forward, Kamara’s status with the team continues to hang over the organization like a cloud, even though he remains under contract. Loomis spoke with the media today, and when asked about Kamara, Loomis said, “We’re just trying to see how he’s gonna fit our roster.
Obviously, there’s a resource management element. We’ll get to that over the next week or two. ” It almost seems like Loomis may be hinting at the possibility of offering Kamara a new deal.