Ugh. Alvin Kamara and the Saints front office are in a contract standoff over a requested pay cut, though team officials still expect the veteran to attend minicamp next week. Following a down 2025 campaign where he averaged just 3.6 True Yards Per Carry (No. 58) and scored just one total touchdown, Kamara is currently trending toward remaining in New Orleans for the final year of his deal.

The structural shift in this backfield will relegate Kamara to a secondary option behind newly acquired free agent Travis Etienne who should earn at least a 60-percent Opportunity Share this season after signing a 4-year, $47 million contract this past offseason. Kamara projects to offer minimal standalone value with marginal contingent value as a quintessential zombie handcuff. Most unfortunately, he will likely cannibalize a handful of touches from primary back Etienne each week.