The Facts: The Saints want to sign Kamara to an extension. Kamara wants to sign an extension. But if the Saints can’t come to an agreement with their star running back, they are “open to trading” Kamara, NFL reporter Josina Anderson reports. Jeff Duncan of TheAthletic.com added that the Saints would seek a first-round draft choice in return for Kamara if they can’t get him signed to a long-term deal.

Diehards Line: Kamara is entering the final year of his rookie deal scheduled to make $2.133 million this year. A report Monday indicated Kamara had missed the previous three days of practice because of his contract. Kamara disputed that Tuesday, via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. “Spoke to Kamara and his agent and neither has asked for or demanded a trade,” Rapoport wrote on social media. “As of today, they thought they were actively negotiating and making progress on an extension. Kamara has never threatened to hold out and has been in the building every day. ...” Stay tuned.