When NFL observers start to get to work on looking how teams may change for the next season, the first place to reference is to look at the list of pending free agents coming from contracts that are expiring. This is easy because it’s very known as to when that expiration occurs. But what is […]
Training camps are starting this week, and in their leadup we have seen multiple stories of some players deeming to be underpaid (Zack Martin, Chris Jones) and others deemed to be overpaid by their teams (Joe Mixon, Kevin Byard). This was leading me to consider a concept I’ll call contract fate, the outcome of multiyear […]
Giants running back Saquon Barkley’s name made the rounds today when a report by Dianna Russini indicated that he would hold out into the regular season if the Giants did not sign him to a long term contract. Saquon Barkley has made it clear the franchise tag is undesirable. I’m told his availability for Week […]
The Dallas Cowboys have used their franchise tag on running back Tony Pollard per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The one year tender is worth $10.091 million for 2023 and would be fully guaranteed once signed by Pollard. Pollard is coming off a career year in which he ran for just over 1,000 yards and added another […]
While the first wave of NFL releases have already occurred there are many more players who will likely be asked to take a pay cut or be released as we head into free agency. Some are still very good players who are going to be victims of the salary cap or change in direction for […]
The Browns signed running back Nick Chubb to a three year, $36.6 million extension tonight, locking up one of their key offensive players for the foreseeable future. The contract will make Chubb the 6th highest paid running back, in terms of average per year, in the NFL while guaranteeing him $20 million. Per a league […]
Last week I looked at the value of QB play in the NFL and this week I turned my attention to running backs. My valuation process was pretty similar. Players are awarded salary values are based on total net output both rushing and receiving, how that output compared to the average output, snaps played, and […]