The Denver Broncos beat up the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football in Week 7 as Sean Payton defeated his former team 33-10 in primetime.
After the game, Payton spoke with several of his former Saints players at midfield, including star running back Alvin Kamara.
The running back’s long embrace with Payton led many fans and pundits to suggest Kamara wants the coach to trade for him.
“Couldn’t help but think that maybe Alvin Kamara might be telling Coach Sean Payton ‘Hey, get me out of this hell hole. You know I would do wonders in Denver with #BoNix !'” former safety Nick Ferguson tweeted. “I’m just saying 🤷🏾♂️”
Ferguson certainly wasn’t alone with that take as many fans came to the same conclusion.
“Alvin Kamara just gave Sean Payton a hug so long like he wanted to tell Payton to get me out of New Orleans Asap,” one fan wrote on Twitter/X.
.@SeanPayton finding his former players on the field postgame 🧡 @A_kamara6 | @camjordan94 pic.twitter.com/GBGDrzoPhP
— NFL (@NFL) October 18, 2024
Saints tight end Taysom Hill also had a moment with Payton before the game:
"Trade deadline is 3 weeks away, coach" https://t.co/AWOhpaob3E
— John Sigler (@john_siglerr) October 17, 2024
As for Kamara, he gave this response when asked about fans clearing out of the stadium in the fourth quarter: “I’ve been here eight years and I’ve never seen the Dome clear out like that,” Kamara said, via Saints Wire. “And I can’t blame them. They’re fed up. … I get it. I would leave, too.”
The NFL’s trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Kamara will be a key name to watch as Denver weighs its options.
“If Kamara’s available and the Broncos — a playoff contender right now — you [can] plug him right into that offense,” PFT’s Mike Florio said on his Friday show. “It’s not like it’s going to be a massive adjustment for Kamara because he knows exactly what Sean Payton does and he can make a more seamless transition there than he would in other places.”
Imagining how many ways Alvin Kamara could be used in this #Broncos offense has me absolutely geeking out…let’s do this https://t.co/uHEejqyVAP pic.twitter.com/AWiVYXue4a
— Ryan Edwards (@redwardsradio) October 18, 2024
Denver would need to do a lot of cap maneuvering to take on Kamara’s contract as the running back is scheduled to have a base salary of $22.4 million next season. If they can make it work, though, Kamara would obviously be a big addition for the Broncos’ offense.
He’s a player to keep an eye on leading up to the trade deadline.
