The Herd - Hour 3 - Running backs in the NFL
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
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🗓️ 19 July 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Former All-Pro running back Eddie George joins the show to give his thoughts on where running backs value stands in today's NFL
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| 0:25.0 | Well, he was a four time pro builder his first eight years he never missed a start. |
| 0:29.1 | He was Mr. Durable Eddie George who by the way made $30 million in his career. |
| 0:37.8 | Now in today's world, you're like Eddie didn't get paid, but that was at the time. |
| 0:43.9 | You were a top paid running back. |
| 0:45.5 | So the running backs are going crazy. |
| 0:47.8 | So I think you and I probably disagree on this. |
| 0:49.8 | So let me start with this is that they are getting paid. |
| 0:53.9 | Just not as much as they want. |
| 0:55.5 | Safe one and the giants were two million apart. |
| 0:58.8 | So it's not that they're not getting paid. |
| 1:01.6 | But the data says the second contract for running back. |
| 1:06.4 | It almost it doesn't work in the team's favor. |
| 1:09.3 | Is that a fair take? |
| 1:10.4 | Is that a fair take by me? |
| 1:12.6 | That's a very fair take by you. |
| 1:15.6 | When you look at, you know, the last three guys that had extensions, |
| 1:21.7 | Ezekiel Elliott, Todd Gurley and Kristen McCaffrey, Kristen is probably the one that's had |
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