As the New Orleans Saints attempt to prepare for the upcoming NFL season, it sounds like they are having to deal with a particularly brutal situation regarding one of their superstar players.
During a recent appearance on SportsCenter, NFL insider Jeremy Fowler of ESPN revealed that Saints running back Alvin Kamara could choose to hold out from training camp as he seeks a new contract from the team.
“Alvin Kamara, who’s got two years left on his contract, he wants a reworked deal,” Fowler said on SportsCenter. “The problem is in 2025 he’s due $25 million of non-guaranteed money. That’s not tenable for either party. So Kamara would be open to a reworked two year deal with some stronger guarantees. Christian McCaffrey got something done with the 49ers recently, so that maybe resets the market for the running back position a little bit for Kamara.
“So not really much traction here between the two sides. They’re going to try to work something out. But you know, he didn’t show up for the last day of minicamp, maybe he doesn’t show up for the first day of training camp.”
Kamara actually left Saints minicamp early earlier this month to send a message to the team about his contract status, indicating that he might not be too happy with the team. Needless to say, situation led to a lot of reactions on social media.
@andyholloway next man from your squad is looking for the bag
— Mark Jackson (@__MarkJackson__) June 29, 2024
Alvin Kamara is dissatisfied with his contract and may hold out of training camp. Daily fines are non-waivable under his second contract. The Saints will have to collect whenever he shows up. Kamara is seeking more money before the 2024… https://t.co/l1aYPlkEWJ
— NFL Digest (@nflpress_digest) June 30, 2024
Will Alvin Kamara show up for training camp? https://t.co/ZR3HmtLPwq
— Bluepine (@Bluepin22759298) June 30, 2024
Mickey Loomis: https://t.co/oVkhLjONbS pic.twitter.com/GgfnQJH4z3
— Scott Spratt (@Scott_Spratt) June 14, 2024
If you think Alvin Kamara is “washed “ or “ fallen off “ ima have to question your football knowledge this offensive since Sean Payton left had not help him don’t believe me?? Then tell me why Jamaal Williams led the league last year in tfs and only had 1 this season minus injury
— Chozen Kingston (@Chozen_Kingston) June 30, 2024
We’ll have to see if the two sides can work it out.
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