June 1 carries a lot of meaning in the NFL. That date is when teams such as the Seattle Seahawks could release or trade players and have more salary cap assistance than if they had made the moves the day before. This means football fans could see a flurry of moves in the first of the month.
One of those could be Seattle making a splash and trading for veteran running back Alvin Kamara. Had his current team, the New Orleans Saints, traded the soon-to-be 31-year-old player before June 1, the result would have been a negative cap hit of $10,948,000.
Moving Kamara after June 1 saves the Saints almost $14 million, according to Over the Cap. Not that the team needs the cap space to make another deal after letting the running back go, but as New Orleans is looking to get younger, a negative cap hit would have made zero sense at any point.
Seattle Seahawks should make an offer to get Alvin Kamara from the New Orleans Saints
For the Seahawks, adding the Saints running back would give rookie first-round pick Jadarian Price the perfect role model. Kamara has been a multi-faceted back who is capable of extreme explosiveness, just as Seattle hopes Price will be. He isn't a bruising back, the kind that Seattle has many of.
Price and Kamara would work as a top-flight duo, allowing new offensive coordinator Brian Fleury to run his scheme with no limit to its versatility and creativity. Plus, if Fleury does want a bigger back on the field, the Seahawks have free agent acquisition Emanuel Wilson in that role. George Holani would also work.
In December, the Seahawks are hoping that Zach Charbonnet returns from the torn ACL he suffered in the playoffs last season. Late in the year, the Seattle Seahawks could have a three-deep running back rotation of Jadarian Price, Alvin Kamara, and Charbonnet. That's elite.
Clearly, Seattle and the Saints have a good working relationship, too. General manager John Schneider acquired wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from New Orleans in a trade just last season, a move that helped propel Schneider's squad to a Super Bowl title.
Alvin Kamara's role if he stays with the Saints is unclear after New Orleans signed Travis Etienne Jr. in free agency. A move of Kamara, who has just one season left on his current deal, would seem obvious. Due to his age and the position he plays, a high-round draft pick to acquire him would seem unlikely.
Maybe Seattle can offer a third-round choice for the running back. The Seahawks have the cap room to afford him, he would definitely be put to great use in Brian Fleury's system, and the team has a projected 12 picks in the 2027 (two in the third round). The Seahawks should have every reason to try to pry Kamara from the Saints.
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