AFL teams and expert tips for round 24: Saints drop a future star, Suns lose three big guns
The teams have started to emerge for the final round of the home-and-away season.
The New Orleans Saints will be without one of their top players, running back Alvin Kamara, at the start of the 2026 NFL season due to a sprained MCL. The injury is expected to sideline Kamara for at least a month. Kamara, a key offensive weapon for the Saints since joining the team in 2017, rushed for 7,250 yards and 61 touchdowns in his career.
Last season, he suffered a career-low 471 rushing yards and one touchdown in 11 games before his MCL sprain. Despite this setback, the Saints bolstered their running back position with the signing of Travis Etienne Jr. This offseason, Etienne Jr. signed a four-year, $52 million contract with the Saints. With Kamara's return and the addition of Etienne, the Saints may have one of the best running back duos in the league.
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