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This offseason, we’ve learned that it’s a bad time to be an NFL running back. Three star running backs were slapped with the franchise tag, four-time Pro Bowler Dalvin Cook was straight-up released and Austin Ekeler was denied his request for an extension, and didn’t find much interest on the trade market either. Ekeler said … Read more
The running back market has flatlined. On Tuesday, Saquon Barkley agreed to a fresh one-year $11m contract with the New York Giants, ending any talk of a training camp holdout. Barkley is back in New York. But his signing represents a thaw around the issue of running back pay rather than a final resolution. Barkley’s … Read more
Cleveland Browns star Nick Chubb was one of several NFL running backs to take part in a Zoom call on Saturday night to discuss the current trend of the position being underpaid and devalued by some teams. Chubb is under contract through next season, but said he has already contemplated his future in a market … Read more