METAIRIE, La. – The historic representation of New Orleans Saints Christmas Day, runner Alvin Kamara, is a gift he never stops giving away.
Kamara’s six touchdowns, with an NFL record, came at the perfect time for the fantasy football managers who used him in their championship week lineups. And many of these grateful fantasy managers, in turn, paid for it with donations in honor of Kamara to a charity that supports it.
Son of a saint, an organization that guides boys who have lost their father due to death or imprisonment, said he has so far received $ 21,000 from about 400 donors.
“We are especially grateful to Alvin for choosing Son of a Saint as the charity he has chosen,” said founder Bivian “Sonny” Lee III, son of defensive advocate Bivian Lee. “As an organization, we are celebrating 10 years on the midnight strike, so this makes generosity even more significant as we begin 2021.
“As we increase to 200 enrolled boys, generous donations like these allow us to be more impactful and fulfill our mission. I want to thank Alvin Kamara and everyone who has given so far.”
Kamara added 56.2 points to the ESPN PPR (points per reception) leagues, the fourth most of any player in a game in the last 20 seasons. He jokingly said that he is well aware of fantasy managers who are not satisfied with his performance, so he liked to see that response.
“People, it’s strong about this fantastic football all year round. … I don’t even want to echo some of the things they’ve sent and tweeted, things like that. But it’s good to see people keep their word and they are willing to give, ”Kamara said. “I don’t know why you play fantasy football; I’ve never played it … But it will go into good organization. I’m happy to be able to help the Holy Son at the same time.”
Kamara, who was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career (among other things, earned distinctions) over the past week, said he did not devote much time to his performance.
“It blessed me to be able to do it in a city I love with a team I love. It’s great,” he said. “But I’m completely honest: I’m always looking at what’s to come, what more I can do. That’s what I’m looking for … As a team, I think we have a lot more to accomplish.
“I don’t want to downplay it and make it look like it wasn’t a big hit, because yes. I was happier to share it with everyone, like Drew. [Brees] excited and Sean [Payton] excited and all those excited guys “.
The Saints (11-4) won their fourth consecutive NFC South title with a 52-33 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. They still have an outside chance of being No. 1 in the NFC if they win the NFC South. their final in the Carolina Panthers – – but they would need the Chicago Bears to beat the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks to beat the San Francisco 49ers. The Saints would win first place in a three-way tie with the Packers and Seahawks due to a better conference record.