Will Ravens Trade For RB Alvin Kamara Boost Super Bowl Run?

The Baltimore Ravens are poised to knock the Kansas City Chiefs off the top of the mountain and are looking for ways to improve.

The Kansas City Chiefs just won their second Super Bowl in a row, and third in five seasons. But it can't go on forever, and the Baltimore Ravens are poised to knock them off the top of the mountain, and are looking for ways to improve.

One trade proposed by Bleacher Report that could put the Ravens ahead of the Chiefs and other leading AFC Championship candidates is the acquisition of New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara.

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Baltimore already holds the third-best odds to win next season's Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans behind the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Could trading a 2024 seventh-round pick for Kamara be the answer?

 "While the five-time Pro Bowler isn't the superstar that he was earlier in his career, he can still create big plays as both a rusher and pass-catcher out of the backfield," says Bleacher Report. "The 28-year-old back would be an ideal buy-low candidate for the Ravens, who could try to capitalize on the Saints' need to shed salary. The Saints project to be $82.8 million over next year's cap, but they could save $11.8 million by trading Kamara after June 1. 

 "New Orleans should be willing to ship Kamara off for little in return, assuming he's willing to renegotiate his contract to one more commensurate with his projected usage in Baltimore. The Ravens could deploy him as a third-down and change-of-pace back. Kamara is coming off a seventh straight season with 400-plus receiving yards, and he caught 75 passes this past season, his most since 2020. While he had a career-low 694 yards on the ground, Kamara could flourish in a lesser role in an offense that maximizes his chances to succeed when he does get on the field." 

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The Ravens have three running backs who will be free agents in mid-March in J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Dalvin Cook. Justice Hill and Keaton Mitchell are the only two backs under contract. 

Mitchell gave flashes before going down with a season-ending surgery, but Kamara could take the running game to a whole new level.