From Inside Training Camp: #Saints RB Alvin Kamara is expected to be suspended for his incident in Las Vegas, but how long could be determined from his meeting with Roger Goodell. pic.twitter.com/c6npkDmHVB
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The NFL world is waiting to see what comes out of Alvin Kamara’s sit-down conversation with league commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, where Kamara is expected to share his side of the story from an incident that led to his arrest last year. The New Orleans Saints running back was excused from training camp practice so he could take the owner’s private jet to New York and do what he could to limit the length of a potential suspension from the NFL home office.
And here’s NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport sharing some perspective on Kamara’s motivation for the meeting and what he seeks to accomplish. Rapoport discussed the issue with his colleague Mike Garafolo, who anticipates a suspension for Kamara to start the season.
“I’m with you Mike, I’m kind of on the same page here,” Rapoport began. “I would expect a suspension for Alvin Kamara but what’s going to determine whether it’s two games, four games, six games; potentially what was behind it; why did Alvin Kamara do what he appears to have done; the altercation that he was in in that video. Is there something he can talk to with Goodell to make him at least have some understanding and realize what led to that altercation. Obviously the background there in that conversation will be key.”
We’ll soon see whether Kamara found much sympathy from Goodell in this meeting, so stay tuned for updates. The Saints open the 2023 regular season at home against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 10.
