The 2024 offseason was good for free-agent running backs.
Saquon Barkley signed a three-year, $37.7 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. Josh Jacobs landed a four-year, $48 million deal with the Green Bay Packers. Both of those deals landed in the top six at the position in average annual salary, per Spotrac, while Joe Mixon (AAV of $8.5 million with the Houston Texans), Derrick Henry ($8 million AAV, Baltimore Ravens) D'Andre Swift ($8 million AAV, Chicago Bears) and Tony Pollard ($7.2 million AAV, Tennessee Titans) rounded out the top 10 with new deals.
"I'm surprised they got paid," an NFL executive told Jeff Howe of The Athletic.