The sophomore slump. It’s a phrase you hear often because it rings so true. A rookie in a professional sport has an amazing, breakout year. Then the next year they’re a shadow of their former self. It happens with musicians putting out the album after their amazing debut. For Saints running back Alvin Kamara, you can prepare to have that script flipped.
Kamara came out of nowhere in 2017 as a rookie, third-round draft pick out of Tennessee. Projected to get some playing time, primarily on third downs, behind Mark Ingram and Adrian Peterson.
Last year, he showed what he had in little spurts through three games.