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Over the past few weeks, a lot of light has been shed on a very specific problem in the NFL when it comes to compensation and long-term security for the league’s elite running backs.
Every notable running back in the league today has expressed concern about how running backs are being treated, with no team seemingly willing to commit to their star running backs on long-term deals.
This was never more apparent than when three of the league’s elite backs recently headed into contract discussions with their respective teams and came out with nothing, as their teams were more than confident with keeping these players on a franchise tag for the 2023 NFL season.
Although $10 million for one year is a decent wage in the NFL, the fact that there’s no job security beyond next season is the primary concern for these star players.
That’s why they decided to get together recently to talk about what’s going on in the NFL, with a few things coming out of that conversation, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk via Dov Kleiman of Bro Bible.
Report: At Saturday night’s Running Back Zoom call, the “issue of Holding-In by exaggerating or fabricating injuries” was discussed.
Multiple sources tell Mike Florio the details of the meeting.
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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 23, 2023
Every player on this Zoom call represented the best of the best at the running back position, which is telling because some of these players are currently playing on long-term deals, but they’re concerned that when it comes time to talk about a new contract, it won’t go so well.
Times are changing in the NFL, with teams seemingly preferring drafting young running backs or working the waive wire to fill the need at the position.
These star players are trying to stop that and gain the same respect as quarterbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends, but it remains to be seen if that’ll ever happen.
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