Agent's Take Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson could reset NFL RB contract market - CBS Sports

A revived running back market is again moving contract values higher, highlighted by major extensions for Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, and others. McCaffrey signed a two-year, $38 million contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 offseason, averaging $19 million per year, and he had already been the NFL’s highest-paid running back after a four-year extension averaging $16 million with the Carolina Panthers in 2020. Barkley became the league’s first $20 million-per-year running back in 2025 with a two-year, $41.2 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $36 million fully guaranteed at signing. Derrick Henry followed with a two-year, $30 million extension averaging $15 million per year with the Baltimore Ravens. This offseason included Kenneth Walker III’s three-year, $43 million deal with incentives up to $45 million with the Kansas City Chiefs, Breece Hall’s three-year, $43.5 million deal with incentives up to $45.75 million with the New York Jets, and De’Von Achane’s four-year, $64 million extension with $32 million guaranteed, up to $68 million with incentives, with the Miami Dolphins. The article also notes Jonathan Taylor’s final year of a three-year, $42 million extension with the Indianapolis Colts signed in early 2023, and suggests additional market reset possibilities.