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Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs Holdouts Would Cost Them $561K Per Game

Right now, they can sit out without penalty because they didn’t sign their franchise tag tender. Plus answering your questions on the Vikings, Titans, Packers, 49ers and more in this week’s mailbag.

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NFL star running backs decry the poor state of pay at their position

Here's what some of the league's current best running backs and some retired greats have to say about it.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Should Saquon Barkley have accepted an earlier Giants offer?

Should Saquon Barkley and his representation have accepted one of the New York Giants' earlier, and reportedly substantial, contract offers?

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Why are NFL running backs shockingly underpaid? It has roots with a Rams blunder.

LOS ANGELES — NFL running backs are like buffalo: wondrous, thunderous, but burdened by a sameness. Rarely anymore does one differentiate himself from the herd.

Los Angeles Times

What franchise tag deadline said about Cowboys’ Tony Pollard, value of NFL running backs

Some of the greatest players in NFL history are running backs. Some would consider Jim Brown, a running back, among the best in the history of the game regardless of position.

Tribune News Service

Steelers' Najee Harris fumes as top NFL backs lose out on extensions: 'This notion that we deserve less is a joke'

PITTSBURGH — Monday was an ugly day for top running backs across the NFL, and Najee Harris is not happy about it.

Tribune News Service

Saquon Barkley supported by McCaffrey, Henry and other top RBs after failing to reach long-term deal with Giants

NEW YORK — NFL running backs past and present rallied around Giants star Saquon Barkley and others at the position who failed to reach long-term contracts before Monday’s franchise-tag deadline.

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Why NFL running backs aren’t getting paid like stars (and why it won’t change anytime soon)

There are too many good running backs, and it's killing all the good running backs (financially).

USA Today Sports Media Group

Le’Veon Bell Made a Truly Baffling Disney Movie Comparison for NFL Running Back Drama

Former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell had quite a take on the current NFL running back landscape.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | No Payday for NFL Running Backs

The deadline to negotiate long-term contracts passed without deals for Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs.

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CBS Sports ranks Giants’ Saquon Barkley as a second-tier running back

CBS Sports ranks Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants in the second tier of NFL running backs behind five other players.

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Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs Fall Victim to a Position That’s Too Replaceable

Teams know they can find a good enough running back, and the Chiefs starting a seventh-round rookie in the Super Bowl hurt the future value of the position.

Sports Illustrated

NFL running backs deserve so much better from the league

They need to be paid.

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Report: Giants, Saquon Barkley squabbled over less than $2 million in the end

Contract negotiations between the New York Giants and Saquon Barkley reportedly stalled out over less than $2 million in the final moments.

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Giants’ Saquon Barkley would lose even more by sitting out regular season games

If Giants RB Saquon Barkley holds out into the regular season over not getting a big-money contract, he stands to lose even more money.

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The Lions’ joint practices with the Giants unlikely to feature RB Saquon Barkley

Barkley is expected to sit out at least some of the preseason after failing to reach a deal to avoid playing under the franchise tag

Sports Illustrated

Josh Jacobs Reportedly Waited Outside Raiders Facility Hoping to Sign New Deal

The running back was reportedly ready and waiting to ink a new contract before the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

Sports Illustrated

NFL Running Backs Offer Strong Defense of Their Position As Franchise Tag Deadline Passes

The best running backs in the league are not happy with the state of the position.

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Sports Illustrated

Running Backs Are Sadly Out of Options Financially

For the most financially marginalized position in the NFL, it feels like there’s no coming back from this.

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Jonathan Taylor had a stunned 1-word response right after Saquon Barkley’s contract talks failed

Taylor watched his value as a star RB crater in real time.

Tribune News Service

Saquon Barkley and Giants fail to reach agreement before deadline

Saquon Barkley and the Giants didn’t reach a multi-year deal by Monday’s deadline. Now the worst-case scenarios are on the table.

USA Today Sports Media Group

RBs Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard fail to reach new deals

The days of NFL running backs getting mega-contracts seem to be closed.

Sports Illustrated

Saquon Barkley Has Five-Word Message Amid Failed Contract Negotiations With Giants

After New York failed to lock down its star running back, he took to Twitter.

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Saquon Barkley immediately reacted to the Giants missing the deadline for a contract extension

Saquon could be holding out for a long time.

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Giants Twitter reacts after Saquon Barkley left without a long-term deal

Here's a snapshot of how New York Giants Twitter reacted after the team failed to sign RB Saquon Barkley to a long-term deal.

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