Alvin Kamara has agreed to a restructured contract to stay with the New Orleans Saints through the 2026 season
“Alvin’s goal and the team’s goal was for him to retire as a Saint and remain with the Saints,” agent Brad Cicala told NFL according to ESPN
The #Saints and RB Alvin Kamara agreed to terms on a deal that will pay him a base salary of $6M for the 2026 season with a chance to make $8.5M with incentives.
A win-win that almost certainly means Kamara will finish his career with New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/uhigL9xY7x
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 16, 2026
The New Orleans Saints signed former Jacksonville running back Travis Etienne Jr. to a four-year deal worth more than $12 million per year in March, and for months there was speculation about Kamara’s future in New Orleans.
That speculation has now been put to rest.
The deal is expected to relieve Kamara’s cap burden and give the Saints continued flexibility, including the ability to trade him down the road.
Kamara was scheduled to earn as much as $11.5 million in base salary this season.
He will turn 31 next week and is coming off a difficult 2025 season where his production as both a rusher and receiver fell to career lows because of a knee injury that limited him to an 11-game campaign, his fewest since his rookie season in 2017.
The Saints will report to training camp July 28 ahead of the new season
