Saints RB Alvin Kamara Is Approaching NFL History
The New Orleans Saints will return to action on Sunday and soon enough there could be some National Football League history made by running back Alvin Kamara if he can stay healthy.
Kamara is a superstar in this league and has been for a long time. He's entering his ninth season in the NFL and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down at 30 years old. Last year, he was great for New Orleans in 14 games. He set a new career-high with 950 rushing yards and also chipped in 68 catches, 543 receiving yards, and eight total touchdowns.
Now, with the season approaching, ESPN's Katherine Terrell shared to social media that Kamara is 27 catches away from becoming the fifth running back in NFL history to reach 600 catches and 56 catches away from passing Marshall Faulk to become the all-time receptions leader for a running back through their first nine seasons.
The New Orleans Saints could get some history from Alvin Kamara
"Few notes about this weekend from the NFL: Alvin Kamara needs 27 receptions to become the fifth RB with at least 600 career receptions," Terrell said. "Kamara also needs 56 receptions to surpass Marshall Faulk (628) for the most receptions by an RB in his first nine seasons in NFL history."
The fewest receptions that Kamara has had in a season is 47 and that was back in 2021 when he only played in 13 games and started just 10 of them. He had 81 catches in each of his first three seasons and then set a career-high at 83 in his fourth season in 2020. Last year, he had 68 catches in 14 games played. If he can stay healthy, it seems like a pretty safe bet that he will not only clear the 600-catch milestone, but break Faulk's record as well.
Head coach Kellen Moore is known for his offense and he has given Kamara praise left and right all summer so it seems like a pretty safe bet that history is going to come this season to New Orleans for the 30-year-old back.
Titans Waste No Time Identifying GM Borgonzi’s Early Shortcoming
Despite the difficult 1-6 start in 2025, the Tennessee Titans aren't completely devoid of talent. Mike Borgonzi and Chad Brinker acquired skilled players this past offseason. The recent breakout of rookie wideout Chimere Dike further highlighted that.
The Titans are still bad and poorly coached. They roster some players who are performing admirably despite the lopsided results. One of the reasons why that isn't translating into wins is that the Titans don't have enough difference makers.
The two best players on the roster are Jeffery Simmons and Peter Skoronski, both of which have played at a Pro Bowl level this season. However, how many teams make the playoffs solely based on great play at guard and defensive tackle? Those positions are imporant for raising the floor of the team, but not the ceiling.
Titans desperately need to focus on acquiring high-level players at impact positions moving forward
When it comes to good players, the Titans arguably have several. T'Vondre Sweat, Cedric Gray, Amani Hooker, Lloyd Cushenberry and J.C. Latham all fit that definition. Rookies like Dike, Gunnar Helm, and Elic Ayomanor all deserve to be mentioned as players who can be average NFL starters or better.
So why are the Titans so unwatchable? In short, the team lacks force multipliers. The great teams possess the right combination of good coaching, rosters without any glaring weaknesses, and blue-chip talents at premium positions. The Titans have none of those things.
As hard as it is to believe right now, that can change quickly in the offseason. The team will almost certainly succeed in upgrading their coaching staff after firing Brian Callahan. That will make a huge impact on how they maximize their roster. But they can also improve the roster by adding some blue-chip talent at force multiplier positions.
The Titans will possess a vast amount of league-leading resources this offseason. For example, Simmons and Sweat would benefit from playing next to a blue-chip pass rusher. They should have opportunities to add one via the 2026 NFL Draft.
A game-breaking wide receiver would help Ayomanor and Dike carve out niches for themselves in the offense. A smart offensive mind would be able to craft gameplans that take advantage of the flashes that both rookie playmakers have shown.
These types of players are hard to come by, but the Titans will have the cap space and draft capital to attack those areas. Borgonzi and Brinker need to read the writing on the wall and see that they are next on Amy Adams Strunk's chopping block if they don't turn things around in 2026.
They need to make this improvement happen and it needs to be obvious to the fan base and the ownership, or they can put their fate in the hands of their "
