NFL Franchise Notes: Alvin Kamara now face of Saints

In New Orleans, Rod Walker writes although Saints QB Jameis Winston "won the battle to replace Drew Brees" at that position, RB Alvin Kamara "takes over the role Brees held for 15 years." He is the "new face of the franchise." Kamara will be the "first person folks think about when they hear the words 'New Orleans Saints.'" He is a "fan favorite" and a "media favorite, winner of the Jim Finks Media Appreciation award last season, voted on by local media and presented to the Saints player who best helps us do our jobs." He is also a "locker room favorite" (NOLA.com, 9/10).

SIGN VALUE: Bills fans again will "get to display near an opposing team’s stadium a billboard that proclaims them as the NFL’s No. 1 fan base" after they "repeated as winners of the Fox Fan Bracket." Bills fans last year chose to "place the billboard in Foxborough, Mass.," and it was "put up days before the Bills visited" the Patriots in Week 16. Voting on the billboard's location is "expected to begin soon" (BUFFALO NEWS, 9/10).