Alvin Kamara has spent his entire NFL career with the New Orleans Saints. However, since the day the Denver Broncos hired Sean Payton as their new head coach, rumors have persisted that Payton would get Kamara to the Mile High City.
Kamara was drafted by the Saints when Payton was their head coach and he enjoyed his best years back then. Now that he is in the latter stages of his career, many are calling for a change of scenery after the Saints just gave free-agent running back Travis Etienne a huge new deal.
What will Kamara do next? Will he be released? Will a team come in and trade for him? Will he choose to retire? All of these options seem to be a possibility, but if he is to play somewhere else next year, the Broncos are a team that should be in the mix as they need more depth in the backfield after missing out on all of the top free-agent running backs and re-signing the oft-injured J.K. Dobbins on Monday.
Alex Kay of Bleacher Report likes the idea of the Broncos trading for Kamara, and his prediction has the Broncos getting him dirt cheap. In exchange for Kamara, the Broncos would send the Saints the two compensatory picks they just received from the league, picks No. 256 and No. 257 overall in this draft. Those will be the final two selections in this year's draft.
Here was Kay's analysis:
"No coach has gotten more out of Kamara than Sean Payton. Payton was at the reins in New Orleans when the franchise drafted the back out of Tennessee in 2017 and helped the rookie prospect immediately blossom into a star.
During their tenure together with the Saints from 2017-21, Kamara averaged an eye-popping 1,500 yards and 13.4 touchdowns per season. He made the Pro Bowl in all five of those seasons and established himself as one of the NFL's great playmakers.
While Kamara's star has faded since Payton's departure after the 2021 campaign, he could rejuvenate his career by reuniting with his former coach in Denver.
The Broncos are on the cusp of making a Super Bowl push and just need a few offseason reinforcements to get over the hump.
The team came up painfully short this past season, falling in the AFC Championship Game largely due to the season-ending injury quarterback Bo Nix suffered in the previous round. A lack of backfield depth also hindered Denver's chances of breaking through.
The Broncos utilized the tandem of veteran J.K. Dobbins and rookie RJ Harvey effectively during the first half of the 2025 season but struggled to generate consistent rushing offense after Dobbins went down with injury. Harvey mustered a mere 57 yards and failed to score on any of his 19 postseason rushing attempts.
While Dobbins re-upped with Denver on a two-year deal, the Broncos could still benefit heavily from having Kamara in the mix as both insurance and a change-of-pace option to round out the platoon. The Broncos hold the final two selections in the 2026 draft and could package these up in exchange for his services.
Given Kamara's low costs and his familiarity with Payton's offensive system, this would be an ideal pairing that could elevate Denver's ground game to the NFL's upper echelon."
There are some great points made there and if the Broncos could make this deal happen for that kind of cost, it's an easy decision to perform that move.
Kamara could give the Broncos a veteran option in the event Dobbins were to get hurt again and he could also be a tremendous mentor to RJ Harvey, who, like Kamara, is a terrific receiver out of the backfield.
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