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The New Orleans Saints will be without their star running back for the fourth game in a row.
According to Ian Rapoport, a knee injury will keep Kamara out Thursday, while offensive tackles Ryan Ramczyk and Terron Armstead will also sit out with knee injuries.
In eight games this season, he has been productive, rushing for 530 yards and three touchdown, and adding 32 catches for 310 yards and four scores.
The injury-depleted Saints were without their best offensive weapon when he was hurt. Without him in the lineup, the team has gone 0-3.
Throughout his career, the importance of the New Orleans offense has been clear. He had posted at least 1,300 yards from scrimmage in all four years of his career, and he had double-digit touchdown in three of the four seasons.
He had a great year in 2020, rushing for , catching 83 passes for ,
The Tennessee product's impact as both a runner and receiver makes him difficult to replace when he's unable to play.
With running backs Mark Ingram II, Ty Montgomery and Tony Jones Jr. out, the Saints will rely on quarterback Taysom Hill to run the ball.