From Inside Training Camp Live: The #Saints and RB Alvin Kamara are back on the same page, and he's at practice today. pic.twitter.com/Ki9raKM5A9
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 2, 2020
The Alvin Kamara news cycle kicked into overdrive on Tuesday when the New Orleans Saints and Kamara’s representatives went back-and-forth against each other through a series of media reports, but things appear to have settled down. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that Kamara met with Saints coach Sean Payton before practice and put everything behind them — including Kamara’s $200,000 in accrued fines after training camp absences, their active contract negotiations, and news that the Saints would be open to trading Kamara for the right price.
It’s a lot to process and work past, but Kamara and Payton appear to have gotten together and mended those fences. The goal all along has been for the Saints to re-sign their superstar running back to a long-term agreement, and having him in lockstep with the organization’s decision-maker is obviously a big win.
Kamara was expected to return to training camp practice on Wednesday, but it’s great to see him follow through on that expectation and return to work. Hopefully his agent and the Saints front office can put the finishing touches on a multiyear contract extension and keep No. 41 in black and gold for a long time.
