Field Level Media
03 Jun 2026, 23:35 GMT+10
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New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara was present for voluntary organized team activities with the Saints on Wednesday.
Kamara's future with the Saints has been an open question entering the final year of his contract. Kamara typically trains away from the team in Miami in the offseason, then returns for the first mandatory practices. This year the first mandatory session for the Saints is June 16-17.
'Alvin got here today, so, he's here,' head coach Kellen Moore said Wednesday. 'So we'll kind of work with an acclimation process with him, just kind of getting to work with him.'
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said on May 18 that Kamara and other veterans have uncertain futures with the team. New Orleans signed former Jacksonville Jaguars standout Travis Etienne, a Louisiana native, to a four-year, $52 million contract this offseason with visions of him becoming the No. 1 back.
Kamara, 30, carries a $10.5 million cap hit in 2026, with only $3 million of his salary guaranteed. His agent, Brad Cicala, told NFL Network that Kamara plans to play for the Saints in 2026.
'I don't know the business, contractual side of this thing,' Moore said on Wednesday. 'I don't necessarily think anything's been done there, but it was good to see him. Obviously, a lot of times this time of the year he's not always here, similar to last year. But it was good to see him and excited to kind of spend a little bit of time to see where he's all at.'
Kamara played in 11 games last season (all starts) due to knee and ankle injuries. He rushed for 471 yards and one touchdown on 131 attempts for career lows for yards per attempt (3.6) and per game (42.8). He also caught 33 passes on 39 targets for 186 yards.
Kamara has rushed for 7,250 yards and 61 TDs and caught 606 passes for 4,948 yards and 25 TDs in 126 regular-season games (95 starts). He was the 2017 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and was voted to five consecutive Pro Bowls from 2017 to 2021.
New Orleans selected Kamara in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
--Field Level Media
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