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If there is a running back who might singlehandedly be able to step in and help the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0from the get-go, given his versatility and style of play, it would likely be\u00a0Alvin Kamara\u00a0of the\u00a0New Orleans Saints. Kamara is an excellent downhill runner who operates well out of the passing game, and began his career with four straight seasons of 80 catches or more.<\/p>\n
Kamara is not quite what he used to be, now at age 29, but he is still an effective back with a good burst, as the Cowboys saw firsthand in Week 2, when Kamara put up a season-high 115 yards and three touchdowns in the Saints\u2019 blowout win. Wiseguys everywhere will note that those numbers reflect more on the Cowboys run defense than on Kamara\u2019s ability, and there is some truth to that.<\/p>\n
But Kamara is still a quality veteran who could, perhaps, be had at the Nov. 5 trading deadline, especially with the injury-ravaged Saints spiraling to five straight losses since beating Dallas.<\/p>\n
Getting Kamara to the Cowboys was an idea floated by former NFL quarterback and analyst Robert Griffin III,\u00a0who wrote on Twitter\/X: \u201cIf the New Orleans Saints continue to stink up the joint these next few weeks, the Dallas Cowboys should see if they are in sell mode and trade for Alvin Kamara.\u201d<\/p>\n
That does make some sense. Kamara is in the fourth year of a\u00a0five-year, $75 million contract,\u00a0though the Saints have pushed a lot of that money to next season, when Kamara is on the books for a $29 million cap hit, which would require a restructure from the team and Kamara.<\/p>\n
But when the notion of a Kamara-Cowboys link began making the rounds on Twitter\/X,\u00a0Kamara himself chimed in. One since-deleted report suggested Kamara had requested a trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ain request a trade.. so that\u2019s a lie. I\u2019m in an orange robe on the way to Knoxville.. #WhoDat,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
When more posts popped up, Kamara responded: \u201cIf it\u2019s any news I\u2019ll report that shit from my couch asum.. or I\u2019ll call my brutha\u00a0@Cantguardmike (Michael Thomas) and have him break the news other than that we vibed out.\u201d<\/p>\n
In response to a post saying that Kamara would most likely want to try to find a way to retire from the NFL as a Saint, Kamara wrote, \u201cCorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n
His contract would complicate a trade, but would not make it impossible. Kamara could sign an extension that replaces next year\u2019s deal and spreads the money out over two or three years. Griffin is right in that it makes sense for the Cowboys to ask, except that doing so would require owner Jerry Jones to get aggressive and creative.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not his strong suit.<\/p>\n
The biggest question, though, is whether Kamara could still be a major threat in the ground game\u2014the five-time Pro Bowler has dropped off, going from a league-high 6.1 yards per carry as a rookie in 2017, down to 3.9 yards over the last four seasons.<\/p>\n
Again, his value as a pass-catcher out of the backfield would be especially appreciated in Mike McCarthy\u2019s offense, and just about any new face in the Cowboys\u2019 backfield will qualify as an upgrade over what is on hand now.<\/p>\n
But Kamara does not sound like a man who is out to get himself traded. Nice thought, but not likely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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