Saints Running Back Alvin Kamara is facing felony battery charges and his initial hearings have been delayed multiple times, but the question will be hanging over the Saints all season, will Kamara be suspended.
New Orleans Saint Color Commentator Deuce McAllister explains the timeline for Alvin Kamara and if Falcons fans should prepare to deal with him in the Week One matchup.
"He will be a participant in that game. The case in Georgia, the date has been moved back again, so right now it looks like midseason if not after the season before something is handed down," explains McAllister. "The NFL hasn't stepped in to this point, so if the league was going to make a move, they would have made it already."
Kamara's next court appearance is scheduled for September 29, just ahead of a London game in Week 4 where the Saints will play the Minnesota Vikings.
There is a precedent for offenses similar to Kamara's, and a six-game suspension have been the stadard length from the NFL.
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