Alvin Kamara Agrees to Lower 2026 Salary to Stay With Saints

Alvin Kamara agreed to a reworked contract that keeps him with the New Orleans Saints for the 2026 season. His agent, Brad Cicala, confirmed the deal to NFL Network on July 15. The restructured agreement sets Kamara's base salary at $6 million for 2026, with the potential to reach $8.5 million through incentives.

He had been scheduled to receive up to $11.5 million in base salary before the adjustment. The Saints had already renegotiated the contract for salary-cap purposes in early March, and $3 million of the salary became guaranteed last year. In March the Saints signed former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr.

To a four-year contract worth more than $12 million annually in the first three years. Before Kamara's latest revision, the team had committed $21 million in cap space to its seven running backs, the largest such total in the NFL. Kamara, who turns 31 before training camp opens later this month, posted career lows of 471 rushing yards, 186 receiving yards and one touchdown last season.

He said during organized team activities that he welcomed the addition of Etienne. "I mean, you saw Mark and I, and then you saw Latavius and I, and I think just having two talented backs, it benefits each back," Kamara said. "I don't think you have an issue with defenses focusing on one or the other.

Kamara had previously stated he did not want to play anywhere but New Orleans when trade rumors surfaced last October.