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As the New Orleans Saints struggle at 1-5 to start the NFL season, trade rumors are swirling in the “Big Easy” around 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 talked enough. I don’t want to go anywhere. I’ve said it countless times. I think everyone knows it – you all know it, the fan base knows it,” he said via ESPN.
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Spencer Rattler of the New Orleans Saints hands off 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 Saints general manager Mickey Loomis approached Kamara after receiving interest from other teams regarding trading for the veteran. The report adds that Loomis asked Kamara if he wanted to go anywhere.
This is news for Kamara and Loomis, according to No. 41.
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“We talked [the report] and we looked at each other like the Spider-Man meme. “Did you say something?” Did I say something?'” Kamara said with a laugh. “…At the end of the day, it’s business.”
Kamara knows how cold the NFL can be, but while he might not have the upper hand with something like a no-trade clause, the nine-year veteran 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 September 28, 2025. (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)
“If I was a general manager, I guess I would go to the player and say, ‘Hey, we’re trading you. Just to let you know.’ If Mickey comes down and says that, then I’m going to go have a piña colada somewhere,” Kamara told reporters.
Kamara, who is set to turn 30 next July, is no stranger to trade rumors. Last summer, he was focused on landing a new contract with the Saints, and he never gave up on wanting to stay put. The Saints, who selected him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, ultimately gave him a regular-season extension in 2024 that keeps him there through the 2026 campaign.
“I want to be a Saint for a long time, as long as my career lasts,” Kamara said last season. “That’s really all I’m looking for.”
Kamara isn’t the only Saints player team to have been notified. Receiver Chris Olave is also someone who could be moved by 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 Gershovitch/Getty Images)
In six games this season, Kamara has totaled 314 yards on 83 carries and a touchdown, while catching 22 passes from Spencer Rattler for 122 yards.
