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By the looks of it, Saints RB Alvin Kamara's fumble took place with 4:06 left in the third quarter and he only received one snap after that, the 4th-and-4 interception. I asked Kellen Moore if there was intent behind the lack of snaps after the fumble:

"We were just trying to get things going. Alvin's a big part of this thing. It's unfortunate we had a turnover there. They won the [turnover] battle 2-0."

Related players: Devin Neal

Kamara has been the subject of trade rumors with the deadline approaching, but has also been public with not wanting to leave the Saints. Kamara still led the Saints in carries but only had six for 14 yards, and added one catch for three yards. Neal had three rushes for 11 yards and also added one catch for just one yard. The Saints are looking to see what they have for the future, which seemingly isn't great news for Kamara owners, especially if he really doesn't want to be traded.

Adam Schefter thinks the Saints could move one of their WRs, and specifically named Rashid Shaheed.

Related players: Chris Olave

The Steelers, Bills and Broncos look to be in the market for a WR and have made calls to other teams, according to Schefter. Shaheed is on the last year of his deal and so Schefter sees him as a guy teams are more interested in.

The future is now in New Orleans, with the Saints making rookie QB Tyler Shough their starter.

Spencer Rattler now heads to the bench, while the second-rounder moves to the forefront in a decision coach Kellen Moore informed them of today.

Related players: Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Brandin Cooks, Alvin Kamara, Juwan Johnson

The stats say Shough was worse than Rattler last week against the Bucs after taking over, but the Saints are making the switch. With the Saints not going anywhere, it makes sense for the team to see what they have with their second round pick from this past spring. Reports out of camp from spring and summer from some who follow the team said the competition wasn't really close, and Rattler was the better option. Now the question becomes how does this decision affect some of the other weapons on the team. It's probably at least a slight downgrade until we see otherwise.

Jim Harbaugh said RB Hassan Haskins (hamstring) is doubtful for Thursday night vs. Vikings.

Related players: Kimani Vidal, Nyheim Hines, Amar Johnson

With no Haskins Vidal stands to get a big workload in Week 8, which is a Thursday night game against the Vikings. Hines looks to be the RB2 at this point, but he's played just one snap in each of the last two weeks.

Sources: Saints RB Kendre Miller tore his ACL on Sunday and will miss the remainder of the season.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Devin Neal

As the post went on to say, it's a tough blow for Miller, who was starting to carve out a role in the offense with 193 rushing yards and 1 TD on the year. Neal is likely next up behind Kamara, but Neal has just three carries on the season as a rookie this year. The Saints will most likely have to make a move for another running back. Miller was averaging over seven touches a game.

Saints RB Alvin Kamara has been the subject of trade calls, but his stance was made clear — He doesn’t want to go anywhere.

Related players: Kendre Miller, Devin Neal

Beat writer Nick Underhill reposted Rapoport's report and confirmed Kamara is the kind of guy who wants to give everything to one city. However, it doesn't mean for the right price the Saints wouldn't move on from Kamara as they need assets going forward to become more of a contending team. This could be a situation to watch if you're a Kamara owner. A move to a contending team could increase fantasy value, but could also come with less of a workload.

The Saints quarterback competition is officially over.

Head coach Kellen Moore announced in his Tuesday press conference that Spencer Rattler is the team’s starter to begin the season, with Rattler winning the battle over Tyler Shough.

Moore said that Rattler and Shough made the decision hard because they were so close. Moore cited Rattler’s experience as one of the factors in his winning the competition. Moore added that he doesn’t want to debate the QBs throughout the season, so the plan is to have Rattler as the starter and Shough continue to develop.

The Saints plan to terminate the contract of Clyde Edwards-Helaire, per source

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Devin Neal

On Monday, the Saints released Cam Akers and with the release of CEH today it leaves Kamara, Miller and Neal as their top three backs.

Broncos have waived RB Audric Estime per source.

Related players: RJ Harvey, J.K. Dobbins, Jaleel McLaughlin

This probably doesn't come as much of a surprise given Estime doesn't offer much in the pass-catching game. The Broncos are fresh off drafting Harvey and signing Dobbins. Estime was drafted just last year in the fifth round by the Broncos.

The New Orleans Saints released veteran running back Cam Akers, the Saints announced Monday.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Devin Neal

This news is really about who is still remaining to possibly claim the RB2 spot behind Kamara. Miller and veteran Edwards-Helaire still remain as does the rookie Neal, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury this summer. Miller is just 23-years-old while CEH is 26, and it's looking like it could be one of the two with Neal likely behind. The RB2 will also steal some carries as well, so this is a situation to monitor if you own, or plan to own, Kamara on your fantasy roster.