Alvin Kamara Expected to Play Through Back Injury Against Vikings
Ian Rapoport reports Kamara is expected to play.
is officially expected to push through a back injury and suit up for the against the on Sunday.
Ian Rapoport dropped the news Sunday morning, giving fantasy managers and Saints fans a collective sigh of relief. When your star running back is listed with a back issue, you usually start mentally preparing for a heavy dose of backup check-downs.
desperately needs him on the field. The are coming off a recent disaster class where they got boat-raced 45-24 by the .
Now they get a team that just dragged the into the mud for a 15-10 win. The Vikings defense is clearly awake, which means the cannot afford to be one-dimensional.
Playing through a back injury as an NFL running back sounds like a highly specific form of torture. Every time gets tackled by a 300-pound defensive tackle, anyone holding a ticket is going to hold their breath.
We will see exactly how much of the workload can actually handle once the game kicks off. If the back tightens up early, might be in for another long afternoon.