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With the New Orleans Saints struggling at 1-5 to start the NFL season, trade rumors have swirled in the “Big Easy” surrounding their stars, particularly running back Alvin Kamara.
Kamara has said it before, but he’ll say it again: he wants to stay in New Orleans.
“I think I’ve been vocal enough. I’m not going anywhere. I’ve said that countless times. I think everybody knows that — you all know that, the fan base knows that,” he said, via ESPN.
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Spencer Rattler of the New Orleans Saints passes the ball to Alvin Kamara during the 2025 NFL game against the New England Patriots at Caesars Superdome on October 12, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
There was a report from NFL Network that said Saints general manager Mickey Loomis approached Kamara after he received interest from other teams about trading the veteran running back. The report added that Loomis asked Kamara if there was anywhere he wanted to go.
That’s news to Kamara and Loomis, according to No. 41.
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“We talked about [the report] and we looked at each other like the Spider-Man meme. ‘Did you say something? Did I say something?'” Kamara said, laughing. “…At the end of the day, it’s business.”
Kamara knows how cold the NFL can be, but while he may not have taken over with something like a no-trade clause, the nine-year vet has an ace up his sleeve: retirement.
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) carries the ball against the Buffalo Bills in the third quarter at Highmark Stadium on Sept. 28, 2025. (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)
“If I was a GM, I think I’d go to the player and say, ‘Hey, we’re trading you. Just to let you know.” If Mickey comes down and says that, I’ll have a piña colada somewhere,” Kamara told reporters.
Kamara, who will turn 30 next July, is no stranger to trading rumours. Last summer he was focused on getting a new contract from Saints and he never wavered from wanting to stay put. The Saints, who took him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, eventually gave him an extension during the 2024 regular season that keeps him in place through the 2026 campaign.
“I want to be a Saint for a long time as long as my career goes,” Kamara said last season. “That’s all I’m looking for, really.”
Kamara isn’t the only Saints player teams have reportedly checked in on. Wide receiver Chris Olave is also someone who could be moved at the deadline.
Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints looks on before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on September 21, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)
Through six games this season, Kamara has rushed for 314 yards on 83 carries and a touchdown while catching 22 passes from Spencer Rattler for 122 yards.
