Alvin Kamara: I couldn’t be happier that Saints signed Travis Etienne

Alvin Kamara did not particularly tackle his plans for subsequent season throughout an interview on Terron Armstead’s podcast The Set, however the working again appears like he needs to play for the Saints this season.

The Saints signed working again Travis Etienne to a four-year, $52 million deal in free company.

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“I feel lots of people be pondering there’s beef or one thing when strikes like this occur,” Kamara mentioned. “It is like, shoot, I couldn’t be happier. One, my boy bought paid, and two, ain’t nothing however some assist in the backfield. That is the secret. One particular person cannot do it by themselves. I’m cool with it. Whichever course that we are able to take it, I am with it. I have not had an excessive amount of an opportunity to speak to him, however undoubtedly excited that he is bought a fleur-de-lis on his helmet, and he bought paid.”

The Saints tweaked Kamara’s contract earlier this offseason making it simpler to commerce him or launch him after June 1. That’s what has prompted hypothesis about Kamara’s future, with the Saints committing solely to the truth that Kamara is at present on the roster.

Kamara is scheduled to depend $10.45 million towards the wage cap.

He may need to take a pay minimize to stick with the crew that drafted him in 2017, however it appears like a tenth season in New Orleans is what he needs.

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Kamara mentioned he watched Etienne in Jacksonville and is “excited to see what we are able to do collectively.”

Kamara and Mark Ingram fashioned a potent one-two punch for 4 seasons. In 2017-18, they mixed for 3,380 dashing yards and 40 dashing touchdowns.

“I feel that is what we looking for. Me and Mark set the bar very excessive. That is what effectivity appears like on a really excessive degree,” Kamara mentioned. “I am one hundred pc for it. If that is what course we’re moving into, I am with it. I feel we are able to get there.”