JUNE 3: Kamara was at the Saints’ facility today, as noted by Matthew Paras of NOLA.com. That marked his first appearance for voluntary offseason work, something Kamara usually declines to take part in. As the wait for clarity in this case continues, team and player are at least managing to avoid a public rift.
JUNE 1: With A.J. Brown and (perhaps unexpectedly) Myles Garrett having been traded, focus will now shift to Saints RB Alvin Kamara. We heard yesterday that while other teams have expressed interest in the veteran, the Saints have yet to determine whether they’ll move on from the franchise icon.
For what it’s worth, Kamara is currently planning to spend next season in New Orleans. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo spoke to the player’s agent, Brad Cicala, who said the RB “plan[s] on playing for the Saints in 2026.”
When Kamara was believed to be on the trade block last season, the player made it clear that he wanted to stick in New Orleans no matter what, with the running back going as far as to threaten retirement if he was dealt to a new team. It’s uncertain if the addition of Travis Etienne has changed the 30-year-old’s stance, but at the very least, the Saints’ offseason acquisition has led to renewed trade interest in Kamara.
Throughout the saga, there haven’t been any teams definitively connected to the running back, although Albert Breer of SI.com hints that the Broncos could be a suitor. The reporter says Denver “would be interested” in Kamara if the player says he’d be willing to play elsewhere in 2026.
Despite Denver’s rushing attack finishing middle-of-the-road in 2025, the team is set to return similar depth in 2026. J.K. Dobbins led the team in rushing last year despite missing half the season, and the team is hoping 2025 second-round pick RJ Harvey can take another step forward after finishing his rookie campaign with 896 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns. The team did make one notable addition in fourth-round rookie Jonah Coleman, but considering their current depth, the Broncos would be a logical landing spot for a player of Kamara’s caliber.
We heard yesterday that a post-June 1 move would be more beneficial for the Saints’ cap sheet, although that was positioned in the context of Kamara being cut. Either way, if the running back does hope to stick in New Orleans for at least the 2026 season, he may have to rework his contract to make it a reality.
Denver could definitely use him. The Dobbins re-up makes HB much less of an urgency in Denver. They have good backs, but not great backs. Kamara certainly isn’t an every down player, and I don’t think that the Broncos should give up any more draft picks than they already have recently, but he could be a useful member in what already figures to be a platoon running room.
Really, I’d like to see a true power runner in there to complement Harvey and take a little pressure off Dobbins running inside, but Payton’s never really used that type of back in his offense. Kamara probably could fit into a rotation in Denver, but they don’t need him enough to trade for him, in my mind. If they do, it’ll be to reunite him with Payton more than it would be for roster needs.
Durability is not his strong suit so It’s almost a given that Dobbins will miss extended playing time due to injuries. Adding some RB depth could become an urgency.
They really must not like what they saw from Harvey. Horrible metrics as a runner and anyone fed targets in this offense would produce the same as Harvey
Yeah, I didn’t like the pick at the time. Nothing against Harvey personally-he runs harder than his size, and has a fantastic motor-but Denver’s running back was full of undersized agility guys at the time, and they picked yet another who had the same strengths as the three they had then. Dobbins isn’t really a pounder, but he also runs much harder than his size and is low to the ground, so he’s become the inside guy by default. It’s just worrisome to rely on that when Dobbins had also had a well documented injury history.
I don’t think that they’ve given up on Harvey at all-he saw his snaps increase in different formations after Dobbins went down, instead of other backs, so it indicates to me that they still like him-but I do think that Denver is looking for more from him to be confident about his place on the depth chart going forward.