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#Madden24 rating reveals continued with running backs and offensive linemen on Wednesday, but there was one notable absence for the Chiefs.

Josh Jacobs, along with Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard, did not receive a new deal from their teams. Running backs around the league came to their defense.

The NFL's top running backs are showing solidarity in the face of a league that continues to devalue the position.

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. Barkley and Raiders running back Josh Jacobs will now have to play the 2023 season on the $10.09 million tag unless they choose to sit out. Cowboys back Tony Pollard signed the franchise tag in March. ...

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Why have Pollard and other NFL running backs struggled to receive long-term deals?

Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants failed to reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension by Monday’s deadline for franchised players, leaving the star running back with the option of playing for the tag-mandated $10.1 million salary or maybe taking the season off. The Giants gave the franchise tag to the 26-year-old Barkley in March, giving the two sides four months to reach an agreement on a new deal by the July 17 deadline at 4 p.m. Talks went down to the wire and an agree...

The initial 2024 NFL draft running back rankings and preseason watch list from Draft Wire's Jeff Risdon

Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs cracked the top 12 at this year's draft. How high can the stars of the 2024 RB class ascend?

The GM’s View: Darrisaw Likely the Next Vikings 1st-Time Pro Bowler -- Jeff Diamond explains.