Running Backs Organize Call to Address Depressed Contract Market
- Austin Ekeler organized a Zoom call with top NFL running backs to discuss contract issues.
- Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, and Tony Pollard have not signed lucrative long-term deals and could potentially hold out.
- Barkley suggested sitting out 2023 as leverage in contract negotiations.
- Ekeler and others feel running backs are undervalued and easily replaced in the current market.
- The NFL Players Association will participate in the call to address running backs' concerns.