Tag: all purpose yards

Alvin Kamara is the first player in Saints history to gain 10,000 all-purpose yards

Add this to Alvin Kamara’s resume. He is the first player in Saints history to gain 10,000 all-purpose yards:

Now that’s impressive. Everyone knows Alvin Kamara is one of the most-accomplished players to ever wear a New Orleans Saints uniform — his numerous records for touchdowns scored and plays made are proof of it. But the star running back surpassed an important milestone in Sunday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Kamara is the first player in franchise history to gain more than 10,000 all-purpose yards. He went into Week 8 with 9,990 career all-purpose yards between his efforts on offense and special teams, which had already surpassed the great Marques Colston (9,766) as well as fan-favorites like Deuce McAllister (8,932) and Eric Martin (8,730) in the franchise record books. But Kamara’s entering a new tier now and leaving his mark on the league. After putting 110 all-purpose yards on the Colts, Kamara’s career total is up to 10,100 on the dot.

That ranks 13th among active players around the NFL and 116th all-time; Kamara’s rise bumps his predecessor Reggie Bush (who was tied with Terry Metcalf at 10,001 career all-purpose yards) down behind him. And he can keep climbing higher. Kamara has a lot of football left in him as we saw on Sunday. Who can say just where he’ll end up?

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Rashid Shaheed nearly broke his own all-purpose yards mark vs. Colts

Rashid Shaheed nearly broke his own all-purpose yards mark against the Colts. The second-year pro is making a big impact in multiple phases:

Have a day, Rashid Shaheed. The New Orleans Saints wide receiver went off against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday to the tune of 199 all-purpose yards — racking up 153 receiving yards while gaining 46 return yards on special teams. That’s the second-highest single game total of his career in pro football. Shaheed put up 216 all-purpose yards in this year’s season-opening win over the Tennessee Titans.

And he did it the hard way. Shaheed only caught three receptions but they were all deep shots downfield with defenders closing in, if not fighting to wrestle the ball out of his arms. And he returned four punts to gain those yards in the kicking game and help set the offense up in favorable starting field position. It’s not like he was running free on kick returns or catching a ton of passes short of the sticks.

Still, he has a ways to go in chasing the Saints franchise record. Michael Lewis set that bar high back in 2002 with 356 all-purpose yards when he returned five kicks for 203 yards, also gaining 70 yards on two receptions. Lewis scored twice on a 90-yard kickoff return and later on an 83-yard punt return.

So props to Shaheed for a great game against the Colts. The Saints will need more highlights from him to get where they want to go this season and not just qualify, but make some noise in the playoffs.

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