A Pro Bowl-weekend fight could leave the Saints without their top skill-position player for an extended stretch. Alvin Kamara‘s February arrest put him on the suspension radar, and Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk notes the veteran running back is bracing for a six-game ban.
Kamara was arrested shortly after the all-star game at Allegiant Stadium in connection with an incident that occurred at a Las Vegas casino that weekend. The Saints running back told police he “threw a couple of punches” in a fight that also involved cornerback Chris Lammons, a former Kamara teammate (Lammons is now with the Chiefs). Kamara, 26, told police a man, Darnell Greene, called a friend of Kamara’s “ugly” and said, “I’ll whoop your ass, too.”
The perennial Pro Bowl running back said he threw punches thinking the victim was running away and that he could not remember if he punched Greene while he was on the ground. Video surveillance showed Kamara punching Greene approximately eight times and also revealed other members of Kamara’s group stomping on the victim, who was knocked unconscious and sustained an orbital bone fracture. Three of Kamara’s punches indeed came when Greene was on the ground, according to a police report. A felony charge of battery resulting in substantial bodily harm came Kamara’s way.
That may well lead to Kamara’s longest absence as a pro. It is not certain if a ban would occur this season, but that could be the case. A hearing is set for August 1. The NFL’s personal conduct policy calls for a six-game suspension for felony battery.
“We really just have to wait and see what happens,” Saints GM Mickey Loomis said during an interview on the Dattitude podcast (via NOLA.com). “For me, I always try to [determine] what’s the worst-case scenario and what’s the best-case scenario. We have to be prepared for anything. That’s really the way we approach anything and everything, is be prepared for anything that can happen.”
The Saints have Mark Ingram, set for a rare age-33 running back season, but not much in the way of depth behind Kamara. They worked out David Johnson at minicamp and hosted Sony Michel. No deal commenced with Johnson, and Michel signed with the Dolphins.
He should be in prison
Further proof that money can’t cure height insecurity.
“The NFL’s personal conduct policy calls for a six-game suspension for felony battery.”
Good thing he didn’t kill the guy…that’s a ten game suspension.
Yeah, for that they did to that man he shouldn’t be anywhere near the field in 2022 or even 2023 until he goes to prison.
It’s all about sexism. If he hit a woman ala orbital fracture he would obviously face a much greater penalty. My take? The penalty should be the same for each ala man or woman [the victim]. What a joke. 6 Games….
Very good point. If he had of even just put his hands on a woman, let alone punched her 8 times the punishment would be more severe. And why is it that when a man does assault a woman, it’s covered considered domestic abuse even if the woman is a total stranger? A lot of times there’s nothing domestic about the nature of an altercation. Domestic comes from domicile, which infers having to do with your home. Alvin and his pals all deserve jail time for beating a man when he’s down. Will it happen? Not a chance in hell.
Same could be said about sexual assault. When a teacher or whoever has sex with a student, the male adult gets a much more severe punishment than the woman. Actually the male student is thought of as being lucky instead of a victim