Changing Running Back Landscape Is Matter of Supply and Demand
Analysis 6/12/23
The 33rd Team insider Ari Meirov closely examines why the market for NFL running backs has dried up. Useful free agents such as Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott, Leonard Fournette and Kareem Hunt remain unsigned.
Three more marquee backs who were franchise tagged – Saquon Barkley, 2022 leading rusher Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard – don't have long-term deals. The glut of veteran talent and an abundance of lower-cost players on rookie deals has stalled the market.
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