Kamara extended! (5yrs/$77M) [merged]

Very excited we extended Alvin! Love what he brings to the team, and IMO, he is right up there with McCaffrey! That said, McCaffrey has proven much more durable and capable of carrying more workload than AK, and that's where I'm not comfortable with paying him $15 mil/season.

I think $13 mil/year was the number for Alvin, and while I don't think $2 mil/year is going to make or break us this year, I still feel like this was an overpay. In a vacuum, Alvin is worth this contract, but I'm not sure that applies here when you consider his durability issues and the shared touches he takes.

Still, this is a great day! A healthy AK is a true game changer, and we locked him up through his prime.

So how long do you think McCaffery is going to hold up being 60-70% of the Panthers offense? He was starting to show some wear and tear the last couple of games last year.

I give him another season or two at the most and he'll be done.

Sharing the workload is the best thing that can happen to a running back.