Katherine TerrellOct 16, 2025, 05:52 PM ETCloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013.Follow on X
Amid rumors, Saints’ Kamara wants to stay put (1:03)Amid rumors, Saints’ Kamara wants to stay put (1:03)
METARIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara said he has gotten used to being the subject of trade rumors during his career, but his stance still hasn’t changed.
“I just got to keep my head down,” Kamara said. “And I don’t know, if I was a GM, I guess I would go to the player and be like, ‘Hey, we’re trading you. Just so you know.’ So, if Mickey come downstairs and says that, then I’m going to go drink a piña colada somewhere.”
Kamara had a similar refrain last summer when he was seeking a new contract from the team and said he would like to be a Saint through the end of his career. Kamara has been with the Saints since they selected him in the third round of the 2017 draft, a season in which he earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
“I want to be a Saint for a long time, for as long as my career goes,” Kamara said at the time. That’s all I’m looking for really,” Kamara said at the time.
Kamara signed an extension midway through last season that will keep him in New Orleans through the 2026 season, and $3 million of his base salary is guaranteed for 2026. Kamara turned 30 in July.
Kamara said he doesn’t know what teams he has been linked to or who needs a running back but is used to the speculation.
“That’s part of the business, man,” Olave said. “It’s been like that all year, in the offseason. Even right now, I ain’t really been on social media, but I know it’s cooking right now that we’re 1-5. So, there’s always rumors, the internet trying to always create some buzz. But I had a conversation with the people in the building so I’m very confident.”
Olave did not elaborate on who he spoke to in the building, saying he would prefer to keep that private.
“It is all over the internet, so they just talked to me and told me what was going on,” Olave said. “I keep that between me and [them].”
Kamara, who has been dealing with an ankle injury for the past few weeks, did not practice Wednesday but returned to practice Thursday as part of a maintenance program while he heals. He has started all six games and has carried the ball 83 times for 314 yards and a touchdown this season.
Olave, who was limited in practice Wednesday with a hip injury, has 39 catches for 342 yards and a touchdown this season.
Amid rumors, Saints’ Kamara wants to stay put (1:03)Amid rumors, Saints’ Kamara wants to stay put (1:03)
CloseKatherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013.Follow on X
Kamara said Thursday that he wants to stay in New Orleans.
Amid rumors, Saints’ Kamara wants to stay put (1:03)