{"id":883801,"date":"2026-05-06T07:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/883801\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:36:18","slug":"alvin-kamara-clears-the-air-about-his-future-with-the-saints-after-travis-etienne-jr-s-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/883801\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvin Kamara clears the air about his future with the Saints after Travis Etienne Jr.&#8217;s arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-orleans-saints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> are set to have a terrific running back duo with Travis Etienne Jr.\u2019s arrival. However, will his signing <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/alvin-kamaras-future-is-still-uncertain-but-kellen-moore-is-counting-on-him-for-whats-ahead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">impact Alvin Kamara\u2019s future<\/a> in Louisiana?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">In recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/alvin-kamara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">Alvin Kamara<\/a> has been the most reliable player for the Saints. Nevertheless, the club signed Travis Etienne Jr. to its offense, a move that Kamara views favorably.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cI think a lot of people be thinking there\u2019s a beef or something when moves like this happen,\u201d Kamara said. \u201cIt\u2019s like, shoot, I couldn\u2019t be happier. One, my boy got paid, and two, ain\u2019t nothing but some help in the backfield. That\u2019s the name of the game. One person can\u2019t do it by themselves. I\u2019m cool with it. Whichever direction that we can take it, I\u2019m with it. I haven\u2019t had too much a chance to talk to him, but definitely excited that he\u2019s got a fleur-de-lis on his helmet, and he got paid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alvin Kamara vs. Travis Etienne Jr. in numbers<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Alvin Kamara is a five-time Pro Bowler and a living legend for the Saints. However, the club knows his future is uncertain, which is why the arrival of Travis Etienne Jr. makes sense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Kamara, 30, has been a dual-threat player his entire career. His production has come through a combination of his ground and air attack, amassing 12,198 scrimmage yards and 86 total touchdowns in his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">On the other hand, Travis Etienne Jr. joined the club on a four-year, $52 million deal. He has been highly productive as a runner, tallying 3,798 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns across his four seasons in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Alvin Kamara vs. Travis Etienne Jr.: Who will be the starting RB?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">While Alvin Kamara has been a cornerstone for the Saints, he is expected to serve as a high-volume \u201cRB1B\u201d or secondary option in 2026. This isn\u2019t because he has lost his touch, but because Etienne Jr. currently offers more explosiveness as a primary ball carrier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-word\">However, both are expected to share touches, with Kamara utilized more as a receiving and dual-threat asset. If the Saints use them properly, the offense can shine with both on the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Orleans Saints are set to have a terrific running back duo with Travis Etienne Jr.\u2019s arrival.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":883802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[2825,7,896,55,2572,2571,6,397,7150],"class_list":["post-883801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-orleans-saints","tag-alvin-kamara","tag-football","tag-new-orleans","tag-new-orleans-saints","tag-neworleans","tag-neworleanssaints","tag-nfl","tag-saints","tag-travis-etienne"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116526486888001965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/883802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}