Several running backs who were franchise tags failed to secure long-term contracts for the upcoming 2023 NFL season.
New York Giants' Saquon Barkley, Las Vegas Raiders' Josh Jacobs, and the Dallas Cowboys' Tony Pollard were not offered a new deal by their teams and will play the upcoming season on their franchise tenders worth $10.091 million for running backs.
Pollard already signed his tender, while Barkley and Jacobs have not and may be looking to hold out. The latter two can skip the training camps without getting fined since they're not under contract.
The three join a list of running backs who did not get a long-term deal since the franchise tag designation was introduced in 1993.
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Saquon Barkley shows disappointment
Barkley did not hide his disappointment upon receiving the news of not getting a new and improved deal. The 26-year-old took to social media to express his feelings about the situation.
"It is what it is," Barkley tweeted. He then retweeted tweets slamming the franchise tag rule and supporting the running back position.
Barkey was named in the Pro Bowl game last season, and he played 16 games for the Giants, putting up a career-best 1,312 rushing yards last season and running for 10 touchdowns.
The Giants drafted him as the second overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, and he won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in his first season.
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