As ominous free agency again looms for RBs, NFL insiders wonder if the tides will ever changeINDIANAPOLIS — They tried to prevent this.
An offseason later, an NFL running backs’ Zoom meeting seems to have accomplished only that third objective.
Consider that more than 40 running backs in NFL history have received multiyear contracts averaging more than $7 million per year, per Spotrac.com.
The roster-building argumentMost NFL teams don’t believe the run game, in the broad sense, has lost its value.
The fewer teams pay running backs new money, the less teams will need to pay running backs new money.