As the passing game has grown to dominate the league, rushers have been devalued. That leaves some players feeling they’ve been given a raw deal
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 new deal did not include a clause that would prevent the Giants from using the franchise tag – which teams can use to keep hold of players due to become free agents – on him for next season, a provision a number of quarterbacks have included in their deals. Unless there’s a wink-wink deal over a long-term contract, it’s likely he will find himself in the same situation again next summer. Likewise for Jonathan Taylor, who is due a contract extension next offseason. Ditto for Nick Chubb, whose long-term contract options are also uncertain and will be 30 by the time he’s due for a new deal.
About Author
More Stories
Lyon beat Nice in their first of many matches without Paulo Fonseca
Andrea Berta set to join Arsenal as club’s new sporting director
Motta’s painful Gasperini reunion leaves him gasping for air at Juventus | Nicky Bandini