NFL teams learned from the bloated contract the Rams gave Todd Gurley, and now top running backs Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley, Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott are ignored.
to a four-year, $57-million extension even though he had two years remaining on his rookie contract.
The blunder meant the Rams paid Gurley $20 million more than they needed to, especially when knee problems limited his productivity.The plight of running backs triggered outrage Monday when the Las Vegas Raiders’ Josh Jacobs and the New York Giants’weren’t offered long-term deals and appear destined to play for the one-year $10.1-million franchise tag salary. Jacobs was the NFL’s leading rusher last season with 1,653 yards and Barkley was fourth with 1,312.
Among the free agents awaiting an offer — any offer — are three-time All-Pro Ezekiel Elliott and four-time Pro Bowl pick Dalvin Cook.Their fellow running backs expressed anger and dismay on social media. Referring to Jacobs, Barkley and Pollard, the San Francisco 49ers’The Tennessee Titans’, whose nose for the end zone makes him a fantasy favorite, tweeted: “Everyone knows it’s tough to win without a top RB and yet they act like we are discardable widgets.
This is the kind of trash that has artificially devalued one of the most important positions in the game. Everyone knows it’s tough to win without a top RB and yet they act like we are discardable widgets. I support any RB doing whatever it takes to get his bag.
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