Strong Chance Alvin Kamara Could Miss Saints First Playoff Game Due To Positive COVID Test

A confirmed positive COVID-19 test for New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara means he will be out of action for at least 10 days, and that includes the final week of the regular season and quite possibly the first leg of the upcoming NFL Wild-Card Round.

Saints’ RB Alvin Kamara tested positive again and will be placed on Reserve/COVID, per source. He’s out Sunday and now the question will be whether he reruns for the first playoff game.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 1, 2021

If NO has to play in one of the Wild Card games on Saturday, January 9, Kamara can’t participate.

Per NFL rules, the soonest Kamara can return is January 10th and that’s only if he continues to remain asymptomatic while experiencing no symptoms. He would also need to test negative for several consecutive days before earning medical clearance.

Kamara won’t be allowed to practice next week regardless, and it’d be up to the #Saints about whether to play him. But his initial positive COVID swab was yesterday (Dec. 31), which makes Jan. 10 his earliest date to return.

Here’s the latest rubric explaining the timeline: pic.twitter.com/EOpO75Z4qB

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 1, 2021

This season, Kamara has 932 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns to go with 83 catches for 756 yards and another five touchdowns.