Alvin Kamara put his name in the NFL record book with his performance of six touchdowns at Christmas, becoming only the fourth player to record six touchdowns in one game. Kamara achieved the feat with style, wearing red and green cleats throughout the game – a pair of sneakers that will surely find its place in the Professional Football Hall of Fame after his historic performance.
Catch-22 for Kamara wearing red and green cleats? The NFL will likely fine you for wearing them during a game, as the NFL rule book states that players can wear “shoes that are black, white or any color of the constitutional team, or any combination of black, white and a color of the constitutional team. “Santos do not have red and green in their color wheel.
Kamara is more than fine with a ticket coming his way. He has a plan to counter the NFL decision in light of the holiday season.
“Oh, they will probably fine me. If they fine me, whatever it is, I will just call and donate to charities,” Kamara told reporters after Friday’s game. “You know that Grinch always tries to steal Christmas.”
Kamara tied an NFL record with six run touchdowns on Friday, becoming the first player to run for so many touchdowns in a game since Ernie Nevers in 1929. Kamara, Nevers, Dub Jones (1951 and Gale Sayers (1965) are the only players to score six touchdowns in one game, he ended up with 22 carries for 155 yards and six touchdowns in the Christmas win, and he leads the NFL in running touchdowns (16) and total touchdowns (21).
“I didn’t really have to do much,” said Kamara. “Dude, those guys did a great job and the recipients did a great job opening the border and crossing and doing the dirty work.
“I’m not focused on personal goals and yards and things like that, as long as the team is succeeding, then personal success will come.”