Alvin Kamara on Learning from Drew Brees

New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara has credited quarterback Drew Brees with helping him to establish himself.

Alvin Kamara enters his third season as a bonafide NFL success story. During his first season, he won All-Pro honors as well as the Offensive Rookie of the year.

In two seasons, Alvin Kamara has recorded over 3,100 yards from scrimmage and 32 touchdowns. As well as that, he has 162 catches and an averaged of 5.1 yards per carry

In a moment of honesty, Kamara admitted that he didn’t know what was going on at times as a rookie.

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“Everybody said I made it look easy, but sometimes I was out there, and I didn’t know what was going on,” he said.

Kamara said Drew Brees’ experience was vital in helping him find his feet.

“Drew’s been playing for so long,” he said.

“He’s seen every defense that there’s ever been. … From my first year to now, there were a lot of things I was trying to figure out. I took a step back and was like, ‘All right, well, if I want to be the best, then I’ve got to know what the best knows.’ And I think Drew is probably one of the (smartest) — if not the smartest — people playing football right now. I can only get better if I know as much as Drew or try to be on the same page at least as Drew.”

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Brees was quick to return the compliment:

“There’s a level of awareness with him that I think that’s unique. He picks up on things very quickly. I think that’s unique. And so then combine that with exceptional athletic skills and you get the player that he is,” said Brees.