Alvin Kamara just blasted his way into one of the most exclusive clubs in NFL history during Week 6, officially becoming only the sixth player ever to log both 5,000 rushing yards AND 5,000 receiving yards in his career. Talk about putting up legendary numbers!
AK Unleashed Against the Giants
The New Orleans Saints running back locked in this insane milestone in the third quarter of their matchup against the New York Giants. Kamara needed just 11 receiving yards coming into the game to hit that 5,000 mark. He snatched a short pass behind the line of scrimmage on a second-and-8 from the Giants’ 31-yard line, powered his way to the first down, then made a ridiculous cut left to shake safety Jevon Holland. He wasn’t done there, running another 22 yards for a touchdown. That’s how you make history, folks!
An Exclusive Club of Legends
This wasn’t some minor achievement; Kamara has been grinding for this. He had already stacked up 7,336 rushing yards over 130 games across his 10 NFL seasons. Now with the receiving milestone, he joins an absolutely stacked list of football royalty. The only other members of the NFL’s 5,000 rushing/5,000 receiving club are Hall of Famers Lenny Moore, Marcus Allen, and Marshall Faulk, along with Tiki Barber and Christian McCaffrey. That’s it! Six players in NFL history, and Kamara is one of them. That’s a legacy move right there.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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