Saints Leave Alvin Kamara’s Roster Status Unresolved After Signing Travis Etienne

Overview

• Saints coach Kellen Moore said on May 28 that Alvin Kamara was one of four veterans not participating in voluntary OTAs and that the team has no timeline to resolve his status.
• New Orleans signed Travis Etienne to a multi-year, high-value deal this offseason, a move general manager Mickey Loomis said has created a resource-management decision about how Kamara fits on the roster.
• Kamara is 31 and entering the final year of his contract after a down 2025 that included 131 carries for 471 rushing yards and one touchdown along with 33 receptions for 186 yards.
• Kamara has a long history of skipping voluntary OTAs to train privately in Miami, so his May absence is consistent with past behavior even as it takes on new significance after the Etienne signing.
• A key financial milestone comes June 1, when the Saints could make a trade or cut and spread Kamara’s remaining dead cap hit over two seasons, and the team appears likely to decide before mandatory training camp.