{"id":16102,"date":"2024-10-27T12:06:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T12:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=16102"},"modified":"2024-10-27T12:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T12:06:49","slug":"will-saquon-barkley-and-derrick-henrys-success-change-how-rbs-are-viewed-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=16102","title":{"rendered":"Will Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry&#8217;s success change how RBs are viewed in free agency?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theeagleswire.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24542803_168393153_lowres.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=600&amp;crop=1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Five of the NFL\u2019s top ten leading rushers in 2024 were on different teams in 2023, and three of those players,\u00a0Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, and Josh Jacobs, were vocal about running backs getting the short end of the stick when it comes to contracts, and a fair pay scale for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Before this season, only Christian McCaffrey ($19M) and Alvin Kamara ($15M) were the outliers for massive contracts for running backs. Since then, Jonathan Taylor scored a deal for $14 million per season, while Barkley ($12.5M) and Jacobs ($12M) have proven the doubters the wrong on dishing out considerable contracts to running backs.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Week 8 matchup against the Bengals, Barkley was asked if his and\u00a0Derrick Henry\u2019s\u00a0success this season can change how the position is viewed in free agency and when new deals are discussed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1850176636278218832&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftheeagleswire.usatoday.com%2F2024%2F10%2F27%2Fwill-saquon-barkley-and-derrick-henrys-success-change-how-rbs-are-viewed-in-free-agency%2F&amp;sessionId=ac656f1522f5db2c3ea9a0e95e8bf89d1f7cda0a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1850176636278218832\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Barkley is among the top five in rushing yards, while Henry is on pace to shatter the league\u2019s single-season rushing record. Joe Mixon, David Montgomery, and Aaron Jones flourish with new teams or deals.<\/p>\n<p>James Conner (Cardinals), Jones, Najee Harris, Nick Chubb, J.K. 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