METAIRIE, La. -- At some point soon, the New Orleans Saints will probably have to choose a star player they can’t afford to keep, considering they’re slammed against the salary cap -- and, well, they have an awful lot of star players.
And for a couple of weeks there, it looked like Alvin Kamara was in jeopardy of becoming that player because of the position he plays.
But ultimately the Saints decided to pony up on a five-year contract extension worth $75 million in new money because the 25-year-old Kamara is not just any running back.