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How would Alvin Kamara feel about re-signing with the Saints?

Saints RB Alvin Kamara has found a new home in New Orleans, and hopes to find a contract extension much like Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey

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The NFL world was rocked on Monday by the news of a huge four-year, $64 million contract extension between running back Christian McCaffrey and the Carolina Panthers. Beyond the deal’s immediate impact on the Panthers as a franchise, it shook up the landscape of running back contracts around the league.

For New Orleans Saints fans tuned into Alvin Kamara’s Twitch stream with Bleacher Report, they earned a live reaction from one of the game’s most popular players — whose own contract is set to expire after the 2020 season. Kamara was thoughtful when asked how he’d feel about signing his own multiyear extension with the Saints.

“Man, that’s,” Kamara started, pausing to gather his thoughts. “New Orleans was a place I hadn’t been to. I’d never been to New Orleans until I got drafted to New Orleans. Just to be able to get to New Orleans, and have that city embrace me, just take me in, basically adopt me, man it’s amazing. There’s so much love there. It’s a dope city even outside of the football. It’s beautiful people, it’s lit, it’s a vibe.”

Kamara has spoken often about his appreciation for the city’s culture and the support of its fanbase; he often walks to and from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on game days from his downtown apartment, pausing for photographs along the way. But the sense of brotherhood he’s felt in the Saints locker room is just as important.

“If we’re talking about the football,” Kamara said, “I’ve never been around a group of guys like in New Orleans who just want to win, who just want to be there for each other, and be around each other.”

The Saints are headed for uncharted territory, with franchise quarterback Drew Brees drawing up his retirement plans and a host of big-money contract extensions on the horizon. Kamara is one of several young stars whose cheap rookie deals will run out soon, along with right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, cornerback Marshon Lattimore, and free safety Marcus Williams. That’s not to mention decorated veterans like linebacker Demario Davis and tight end Jared Cook.

Even if the Saints are able to transition from Brees to a younger, low-cost quarterback (whether it’s Taysom Hill or someone else) it’s not realistic to expect the Saints to keep everyone. Recent losses including safety Vonn Bell and running back Mark Ingram speak to that. Everyone is rightfully going to want their money, and the Saints won’t be able to compromise with all of them. Hopefully they can hammer out an agreement with Kamara before it’s too late; it’s obvious his heart is in it.

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Watch: Alvin Kamara reacts to Christian McCaffrey’s new contract extension

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara reacted live on camera to Christian McCaffrey’s contract extension with the Carolina Panthers.

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New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was kicked back and shirtless, enjoying a casual afternoon of “Call of Duty” with some friends and writers from Bleacher Report when a notification flashed across his vision.

“Ooh wait pause, pause, pause” Kamara said, reading from his phone live on Twitch, the popular video game streaming platform. “Carolina’s Christian McCaffrey signed a four-year extension, $16 million a year.”

The report came from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, detailing a blockbuster contract extension between the Panthers and the new face of their franchise. The Panthers showed former first-overall draft pick Cam Newton the door earlier this offseason, prompting Kamara’s teammate Cameron Jordan to try and talk his longtime rival into jumping on board.

When asked to share his thoughts on what McCaffrey’s big payday meant for him, all Kamara had to offer were smiles.

“Hey man, look, I don’t even,” Kamara grinned, “I just play football. I’m just a football guy. I don’t worry with all these contracts and all these things, all this money.”

Still, Kamara took time to offer a shoutout to McCaffrey, thanking his peer for raising the bar and appreciating his talents. The two talented running backs have drawn plenty of comparisons over the years, having entered the NFL in the same 2017 draft class and going on to make mincemeat out of the same NFC South defenses every other week. They also both each excel at making plays on the ground as easily as through the air.

But McCaffrey has proven able to shoulder a heavier workload than Kamara, who has done his best work when paired with a complimentary weapon like Mark Ingram or Latavius Murray. The exact ramifications from this deal on Kamara’s future are hard to pin down, but there will be some sort of aftershock. And while he’s playing coy publicly, that’s certainly going to weigh on Kamara’s mind if the Saints make him an offer ahead of the 2020 season, the final year on his rookie deal.

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eLiga MX FIFA Tournament: Week 2 Schedule, TV Channel, Live Stream, How to Watch

Liga MX joined other sports leagues around the world last Friday by putting together a FIFA 20′ Tournament amongst its players.

Liga MX joined other sports leagues around the world last Friday by putting together a FIFA 20′ Tournament amongst its players. They wanted to give their fans something to fill their time with while the league is on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic that’s happening across the world.

Liga MX FIFA 2020 Tournament

Toluca vs. Necaxa

  • Date: Monday, April 13th
  • Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
  • TV: TUDN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Each Liga MX team will have three players representing their respective teams and it all starts Friday, April 10th. The tournament consists of a full 17-game regular season plus playoffs that will follow including an eight-team single-elimination playoff.

We have two matches today including Toluca players taking on Necaxa and later this evening Atlas versus Puebla for the late game. You can find the week two schedule below and what days your favorite teams will be playing.

Week 2 Schedule

4/13/20 Toluca vs Necaxa – 3:00 p.m ET

4/13/20 Atlas vs Puebla – 9:00 p.m. ET

4/14/20 FC Juarez vs UNAM – 3:00 p.m. ET

4/14/20 Pachuca vs Guadalajara – 4:00 p.m. ET

4/15/20 America vs Tigres UANL – 4:00 p.m. ET

4/15/20 Queretaro vs Tijuana – 8:00 p.m. ET

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Alvin Kamara set to guest-star on ‘Call of Duty’ Twitch stream

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara will guest-star in the debut of a new Twitch stream video game channel from Bleacher Report.

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Many Americans have responded differently to various stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders due to the novel coronavirus, and the New Orleans Saints are no exception. Drew Brees has used his new free time to negotiate a post-retirement broadcasting contract with NBC, while Sean Payton has gotten active on Twitter and taken to cyberbulling the NFC South-rival Atlanta Falcons.

As for Alvin Kamara: he’s playing a lot of “Call of Duty,” as are many other 24-year-olds around the country. But he’s not just honing his skills in the popular video game. Kamara agreed to become the first guest on “The Warzone,” a new Twitch-streamed program from Bleacher Report, where he’ll be joining senior writer Master Testfatsion for a few hours of mayhem and casual conversation.

Kamara is scheduled to appear from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT on Monday; you can follow along at this link. The Saints’ Pro Bowl running back recently debuted his own Twitch channel where he can be seen chatting with fans while competing with friends and other pro athletes. With most of the early offseason program canceled and Saints players staying at home, this might be the most we’ll see of Kamara for quite some time.

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Ben Simmons and team got swept in SLAM’s second Call of Duty tourney

Ben Simmons didn’t snag a second straight win in SLAM’s latest Call of Duty tourney

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons had a rough Saturday night on the sticks with his squad in SLAM’s latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare tourney.

After showing why he’s one of the NBA’s best Call of Duty gamers in the first tourney, Simmons did not have as dominant a showing this time around.

He played alongside Zach LaVine, Donovan Mitchell and Sierra Canyon freshman Bronny James, and his team was swept, 4-0, in the seven-game series.

The winning team had more cohesion, with Meyers Leonard and De’Aaron Fox being two of the squad’s best players. Josh Hart, Grayson Allen, Kentucky commit Terrence Clarke and former Hillcrest Prep star Kyree Walker made up a solid supporting cast.

Simmons and company went down 2-0 quickly, losing first in Search and Destroy on Rammaza. Simmons usually does well in Search and Destroy, as he is skilled with sniper rifles. He typically knocks opponents down with one shot, but during this game he finished with six kills.

After the lost in Search and Destroy, Simmons and his team lost a 200-110 rout in Domination on Gun Runner. Following that loss, the team lost 9-1 in Capture the Flag on Shoot House. The only hope for Simmons’ squad was to snag a win in Headquarters on the map Vacant.

Despite starting with a 51-0 lead, Simmons and his team didn’t continue their aggressiveness, losing 200-97 in the series’ final game.

Simmons had one of his best performances in the series during the last game, tallying 29 kills for the second-highest amount on the team.

Though the series ended relatively quickly, the two teams still played out the remaining three games. Simmons team didn’t win any of those, either. They lost in Search and Destroy again, as well as Capture the Flag and Headquarters.

 

As the NBA’s hiatus continues, perhaps more of these tournaments will be in store for fans and players to relax and entertain themselves.

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JuJu Smith-Schuster admits he was paid $100k to watch TNF on Twitch stream

JuJu Smith-Schuster let it slip how much Twitch paid him to watch a football game on a live stream.

If you don’t know what Twitch is, it’s the largest streaming platform in the world. It is comprised primarily of gamers who stream games like Call of Duty and Fortnite. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is a Twitch streamer as well.

Last Thursday Smith-Schuster did a live stream with a popular game streamer and admitted during the stream he was paid $100,000 to watch Thursday Night Football on Twitch, according to ESPN.

Smith-Schuster was doing a live stream with popular Fortnite streamer THump when he admitted that when he did a stream on Thursday with another popular Fortnite streamer TimTheTatMan, he was paid $100,000 to watch the Chicago Bears beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-24.

Twitch as a platform averages around 15 million daily users. If you are wondering how Twitch could shell out that kind of money to Smith-Schuster just to watch a football game, keep in mind they are owned by Amazon.

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