Alvin Kamara reportedly finalizing agreement to remain with Saints

Alvin Kamara is reportedly staying with the New Orleans Saints.

Per Saints reporter Nick Underhill, Kamara and the Saints are finalizing an agreement to restructure his contract to keep him in New Orleans.

The five-time Pro Bowl running back has been the subject of trade rumors throughout the offseason, but will instead remain with the team that he's played with for his entire nine-season NFL career.

Details of the planned restructure weren't initially reported. Kamara was slated to play on the second year of a two-year, $24.5 million contract with a $10.5 million salary cap hit for next season.

Alvin Kamara will reportedly remain with the New Orleans Saints.Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Kamara made the Pro Bowl in his first five NFL seasons and was twice named All-Pro. His production and efficiency has since dropped as he approaches his age-31 season, but he's remained an integral part of New Orleans' offense throughout his career.

Kamara will share the backfield next season with former Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr., who signed a four-year $52 million deal with New Orleans as a free agent. That deal sparked speculation that Kamara's time in New Orleans was done. Instead the pair will form a 1-2 tandem.

Etienne projects as the lead back for the Saints, allowing Kamara to play a secondary and specialist role in his 10th NFL season.

Can Saints ascend to playoff contention next season?

The Saints are coming off a 6-11 season and last-place finish in the NFC South. But that finish was just two games behind the division-winning Carolina Panthers in a division that's traditionally up for grabs.

Second-round quarterback Tyler Shough showed promise in nine starts as a rookie last season while throwing to All-Pro wide receiver Chris Olave. The Saints are hoping he can take the next step in his second NFL season an New Orleans to contention in the NFC South.

Olave, meanwhile, is set to play on the fifth-year team option of his rookie contract amid reported discussions for a long-term extension. Saints fans are surely hoping news of an Olave deal comes next.

This story will be updated.