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.
Charlie Lindgren and Declan Chisholm Lead Capitals' Early Skates as Training Camp Approaches
The Capitals continue to welcome players back to DC with less than two weeks to go before the start of training camp. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren and offseason acquisition Declan Chisholm were both on the ice Saturday morning, joining a group of teammates for an informal skate at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
Other participants at the skate included Martin Fehervary, Ryan Leonard, Andrew Cristall, Aliaksei and Ilya Protas, Ludwig Persson, Eriks Mateiko, Mitch Gibson, and Ryan Chesley. Capitals skills coach Kenny McCudden led the on-ice skills session.
Alex Ovechkin is expected to join his teammates soon as a report from Match TV said he planned to fly back to DC on Friday.
Other participants at the skate included Martin Fehervary, Ryan Leonard, Andrew Cristall, Aliaksei and Ilya Protas, Ludwig Persson, Eriks Mateiko, Mitch Gibson, and Ryan Chesley. Capitals skills coach Kenny McCudden led the on-ice skills session.
Alex Ovechkin is expected to join his teammates soon as a report from Match TV said he planned to fly back to DC on Friday.
After signing a three-year extension in March, Lindgren is set to kick off his new deal this fall alongside goaltending partner Logan Thompson. The pair spent much of the 2024-25 season alternating starts before Thompson emerged as the team’s primary starter, playing in all 10 of Washington’s playoff games this spring.
Lindgren posted a record of 20-14-3 in 2024-25, earning a .896 save percentage and a 2.73 goals-against average. Though he admitted some frustration with his statistics during the season — especially after a breakout year in 2023-24, he told reporters at the team’s breakdown day in May that he was ultimately happy with his performance.
“I think took another step forward this year,” he said then. “Three years in Washington, it’s been an absolute treat. Couldn’t be more thrilled that I’ll be back here in September to continue on this journey with a lot of the same guys that were on the team this year.”
The Capitals traded for Chisholm at the 2025 NHL Draft amid a largely quiet offseason, acquiring the 25-year-old defenseman and a sixth-round pick from the Minnesota Wild for Hershey Bears defenseman Chase Priskie and a fourth-round pick. Chisholm played 66 games for Minnesota last season, recording 12 points (2g, 10a), and saw his team earn 51.1 percent of shot attempts and 53.9 percent of expected goals while on the ice at five-on-five.
With a large salary cap increase raising the price of unrestricted free agents, general manager Chris Patrick saw the trade as an opportunity to add depth without breaking the bank.
“(He’s) a guy who we can have a little control over the contract here, because he’s an RFA,” Patrick said in June. “We wanted to address our defensive depth this offseason, and if you go into the free agent market, you don’t have control over the costs. We thought this was a good chance to try to do that. We like where he’s trending as a player. Again, another guy that’s the right age, and I think he’s got a real good opportunity here to continue to build on what he was doing in Minnesota.”
Washington’s official preseason activities will kick off later this week with the start of Rookie Camp on Friday at McMullen Hockey Arena in Annapolis, Md. Those participants will join the rest of the team back at MedStar Capitals Iceplex for Training Camp on September 18.
