GOOD NEWS: Alvin Kamara, New Orleans saints running back, has won the prestigious Jim Finks Award for Excellence and Exceptional Contribution to the

GOOD NEWS: Alvin Kamara, New Orleans saints running back, has won the prestigious Jim Finks Award for Excellence and Exceptional Contribution to the

The award, which is presented in honor of the New Orleans Saints’ late general manager, recognizes a player for his cooperation with reporters in doing their jobs throughout the course of the season.

Kamara won the award and joins former Saints defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins as only the second back-to-back recipient of the award.

More than two dozen media members who regularly cover the team vote for the Jim Finks Media Appreciation Award.

WDSU sports anchors Fletcher Mackel and Sharief Ishaq are all voters.

A third-round draft pick in 2017 from the University of Tennessee, Kamara has made the NFL Pro-Bowl team in each of his first five seasons.

Previous winners of the Jim Finks Media Appreciation Award:

2001 OG Wally Williams

2002 WR Joe Horn

2003 K John Carney

2004 TE Ernie Conwell

2005 OT Wayne Gandy

2006 QB Drew Brees

2007 LB Scott Fujita

2008 RB Deuce McAllister

2009 OT Jon Stinchcomb

2010 LB Scott Shanle

2011 S Malcolm Jenkins

2012 OT Zach Strief

2013 LB Junior Galette

2014 OT Zach Strief

2015 S Kenny Vaccaro

2016 WR Willie Snead IV

2017 DT Sheldon Rankins

2018 DT Sheldon Rankins

2019 OT Terron Armstead

2020 Alvin Kamara