Over the past two years, the New Orleans Saints have lost two prominent members to retirement. First, it was Drew Brees last year. This year, it is head coach Sean Payton.
Now, the Saints find themselves without a franchise QB and head coach, that both led them to a Super Bowl. It now begs the question of whether anymore prominent players on the team might be heading out.
Former NFL fullback Michael Robinson discussed a hypothetical blockbuster trade that would sent star running back Alvin Kamara packing.
“I would say Alvin Kamara to the Arizona Cardinals,” Robinson said, via NESN.com. “With Kyler Murray and that style of air-raid offense, if I was Steve Keim and Kliff Kingsbury, that would be somebody I’d go get if it was even possible. You talk about Alvin Kamara, 68 touchdowns in five seasons. A dude that literally thrives in space. He had the most rushing yards per game this year at almost 70 rushing yards a game. He can’t only run the ball in between the tackles. He’s great on the outside runs and he’s awesome in the passing game.
“That’s what Kyler Murray needs. When DeAndre Hopkins got hurt this year and he went out, he couldn’t lean on A.J. Green, he couldn’t lean on Christian Kirk, some of those other guys. If he had a running back he knew could win 100% of the time — I’m talking about Alvin Kamara — out of the backfield, I mean, what an insurance policy for that young quarterback to be able to sit on his back foot and allow Alvin Kamara to do what he does. If that happens, I think that would be amazing.”
Kamara has 240 carries for 898 yards and has scored 9 touchdowns in 13 games in his last season.
Trading the running back would be chaos, but the team is in cap space hell. According to Over the Cap, the team is projected to be $74 million over the 2022 salary cap.
Not to mention, they have a decision to make with Jameis Winston, l who likely wants a new contract. It is going to be an interesting offseason for the Saints.
