Amid rumors, Saints' Kamara wants to stay put

METARIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints moving backmost Alvin Kamara said he's gotten utilized to being the taxable of commercialized rumors during his career, but his stance inactive hasn't changed.

Kamara said Thursday that helium wants to enactment successful New Orleans.

Kamara was asked about an NFL Network report that said Saints wide manager Mickey Loomis approached him aft helium received involvement from different teams. The study said Loomis asked Kamara if determination was anyplace helium would similar to go.

"Yeah, I don't cognize wherever that [came from]. We talked astir it [the report] and we was looking astatine each different similar the small Spiderman meme: 'Did you accidental something? Did I accidental something?' I don't cognize wherever that came from, but I deliberation I've been vocal capable that ... I don't privation to spell anywhere," Kamara said. "And I said it countless times, y'all cognize that. I deliberation everybody knows that. The fanbase knows that. And astatine the extremity of the day, it's business. So I don't spell upstairs, and I don't person an bureau upstairs. I got an bureau successful Charlotte astatine NASCAR, but I don't got an bureau upstairs, truthful I don't truly beryllium successful those meetings, and I don't truly cognize what happens up there."

What would hap if the squad did attack him astir a trade?

"I conscionable got to support my caput down," Kamara said. "And I don't know, if I was a GM, I conjecture I would spell to the subordinate and beryllium like, 'Hey, we're trading you. Just truthful you know.' So, if Mickey travel downstairs and says that, past I'm going to spell portion a pina colada somewhere."

Kamara had a akin refrain past summertime erstwhile helium was seeking a caller declaration from the squad and said helium would similar to beryllium a Saint done the extremity of his career. Kamara has been with the Saints since they selected him successful the 3rd circular of the 2017 draft, a play successful which helium earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Honors.

"I privation to beryllium a Saint for a agelong time, for arsenic agelong arsenic my vocation goes," Kamara said astatine the time. That's each I'm looking for really," Kamara said astatine the time.

Kamara signed an hold midway done past play that volition support him successful New Orleans done the 2026 play and $3 cardinal of his basal wage is guaranteed for 2026. Kamara turned 30 successful July.

Kamara said helium doesn't cognize what teams he's been linked to oregon who needs a moving backmost but is utilized to the speculation.

"I mean it's been similar that for years and it conscionable is what it is. I'm conscionable focused connected what I'm doing. I don't truly deliberation astir it excessively much," Kamara said.

Saints wide receiver Chris Olave, who has besides been portion of imaginable commercialized speculation, acknowledged that helium knew astir the chatter and chalked it up to being a earthy portion of the speech that surrounds the team's 1-5 record.

"That's portion of the business, man," Olave said. "It's been similar that each year, successful the offseason. Even close now, I ain't truly been connected societal media, but I cognize it's cooking close present that we're 1-5. So, there's ever rumors, the net trying to ever make immoderate buzz. But I had a speech with the radical successful the gathering truthful I'm precise confident."

Olave did not elaborate connected who helium spoke to successful the building, saying he'd similar to support that private.

"It is each implicit the internet, truthful they conscionable talked to maine and told maine what was going on," Olave said. "I support that betwixt maine and [them]."

Kamara, who has been dealing with an ankle wounded for the past fewer weeks, did not signifier Wednesday but returned to signifier connected Thursday arsenic portion of a attraction programme portion helium heals. He has started each six games and has carried the shot 83 times for 314 yards and a touchdown this season.

Olave, who was constricted successful signifier connected Wednesday with a hep injury, has 39 catches for 342 gait and a touchdown this season.

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