NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara wasn’t so sure about the whole Mardi Gras thing.
Hours later, as he walked down the street packed with adoring crowds on either side, talking selfies with whomever ran out to him and throwing beads into the masses, it was clear he had figured it out in his own way.
It’s common for celebrity guests to be invited to ride in Endymion, one of the biggest parades of the Carnival season that rolls on the Saturday before Mardi Gras. It was practically a no-brainer to invite Kamara and Marshon Lattimore, who just capped off wildly successful seasons with rookie of the year honors for both.