Saints lose Alvin Kamara for at least a month in injury blow

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Key points

• Behind Kamara and Etienne, New Orleans has five other running backs, including veteran backups Ty Chandler and Kendre Miller.
• The Worldwide Leader remarked Kamara, 31, concluded up under a pile of players after trying to execute a run play.
• Kamara suffered an MCL sprain during a joint practice with the Cowboys on Tuesday and is projected to miss at least one month, ESPN noted Wednesday.
• In Kamara's place, former Jaguars running back Travis Etienne would probable see the bulk of the carries.
• Kamara, in July, came to terms on a reworked contract that will pay him $6 million for this season, ESPN documented.

Just a little over a month after the Saints and Alvin Kamara came to terms on a new contract, the star running back suffered an injury that's going to sideline him for a significant period of time.

For context, the Worldwide Leader remarked Kamara, 31, concluded up under a pile of players after trying to execute a run play. He exited practice at that point and did not come back.

Meanwhile, the Saints open the regular season on Sept. 13 against the Lions, so if Kamara does sit out one month, he'd at least miss the first game of the season.

In Kamara's place, former Jaguars running back Travis Etienne would probable see the bulk of the carries. Etienne signed a four-year, $52 million accord this offseason after rushing for 1, 107 yards and seven touchdowns last year for Jacksonville.

As retirement rumors swirled after the Saints bringing in the talented Etienne, kamara's offseason was a roller coaster.

Notably, the five-time Pro Bowler would like to finish his career where he began, according to his agent.

"Alvin's goal, and the team's goal, was for him to remain with the Saints and retire a Saint, " agent Brad Cicala informed NFL Network after the agreement was completed.

For now, saints lose Alvin Kamara for at least a month in injury blow remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.