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Re: Alvin Kamara Says He Wants To Retire With The New Orleans Saints

Of course AK wants to retire as a Saint, he is a very smart guy and understands there is not a lot of opportunity for seasoned RB's on the open market.

Re: Saints RB Alvin Kamara invokes an NFL legend to explain why he reported to training camp

He's getting paid per his NFL value. He's not getting 25 mil next year or any other year. No RB is. Just got to find a deal everybody is happy with.

Re: Saints RB Alvin Kamara invokes an NFL legend to explain why he reported to training camp

Anybody wanna bet he AINT gonna be anywhere near “BEAST-MODE” this year? He’s counting his money. The game changed for him. Watch.

Re: Saints RB Alvin Kamara invokes an NFL legend to explain why he reported to training camp

This is going to be a long pre-season....

Re: Saints RB Alvin Kamara invokes an NFL legend to explain why he reported to training camp

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Originally Posted by Cruize (Post 998021)

He's getting paid per his NFL value. He's not getting 25 mil next year or any other year. No RB is. Just got to find a deal everybody is happy with.

anything less than 25 million is still too much! over the top fantastic bank for a thug. cut bait :beatnik:

Re: Saints RB Alvin Kamara invokes an NFL legend to explain why he reported to training camp

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Originally Posted by Cruize (Post 998021)

He's getting paid per his NFL value. He's not getting 25 mil next year or any other year. No RB is. Just got to find a deal everybody is happy with.

He said he's fine to play out his current deal. He's not looking for more, he said. He just wants to be extended.

Re: Alvin Kamara Says He Wants To Retire With The New Orleans Saints

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Originally Posted by BakoSaint (Post 998009)

The problem is that he already has a contract and that is better than he would get on the open market / pays more than his market value and he wants a raise and new guarantees far above his market value. This is false loyalty. This is like if you are struggling to pay bills and your wife says she wants to be with you forever and all its going to take is a 10 carat diamond and a new Ferrari. I am fine with Kamara retiring a Saint but he is not on a paupers rookie contract he is on a bloated deal signed during his prime and his performance does not merit a raise or additional guarantees, if anything it merits him take a pay cut to about $8 million a year to help the team win and be honest about his age and declining skills.

You are so full of crap ... as usual. He didn't say any of those things. You just make crap up. :rolleyes:

Re: Saints RB Alvin Kamara invokes an NFL legend to explain why he reported to training camp

Alvin Kamara on not holding out from Saints training camp amid contract talks: 'I ain't stupid'

Published: Jul 24, 2024 at 03:02 PM

Kevin Patra

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara left June's mandatory minicamp early while in a contract dispute but reported for training camp this week.

On Wednesday, Kamara did his best Marshawn Lynch impression, admitting he arrived to avoid getting fined $50,000 per day.

"I ain't stupid. I ain't gonna give the money up," Kamara said. "I'm trying to get some money, right? I was gonna be here. It's no one that has a jersey on, I wouldn't even blame any coaches [with] what's going on with contract issues right now. This happens all across the league. It's happened here. It's happened everywhere. People trying to get contracts, trying to get paid. I'll be a fool to spite my teammates because of a dispute I'm having with upstairs. I wouldn't even call it a dispute. We're just having conversations about compensation. … I'm not that guy. I'm for the team. So I'm here, I'm doing what I've got to do. I'm working."

Karmara admitted his early departure from minicamp last month came after he got no traction on his contract concerns.

"Trying to get a contract done, and it just ain't been nothing happening," he said. "Ain't been no real conversations or, I would say, worthy conversations of contract. So that last day was just me saying… I think there was a misconception about 'Oh well, Alvin didn't say anything about a contract,' which I never do really. It's just you know it's time. We've been talking about it a little bit. It hasn't been anything really meaningful. It's been kinda one side where they at, and I'm kinda like, 'Eh, nah.' So I went to the crib."

Turning 29 on Thursday, Kamara is set to earn $10.2 million in base salary this season, with just $1 million guaranteed. His 2025 base salary of $22.4 million with no guaranteed dollars is an inflated figure he's unlikely ever to see.

Kamara reiterated that his goal is to play his entire career in New Orleans.

"I've said it before: I want to be a Saint," he added. "You know what I'm saying? I want to retire here. If I gotta play football somewhere else, I'll probably be somewhere with my feet kicked up in Africa somewhere, or something like that."

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Re: Saints RB Alvin Kamara invokes an NFL legend to explain why he reported to training camp