All aTwitter: 18 July 2023 – Daron Payne signs long term deal (4 months) before franchise tag deadline; Saquon Barkley does not

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8 days until report day. Which practices will we see you at?

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What a crew @ZachSelbyWC looks at the WR room ahead of training camp

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In the end, three franchise-tagged players received long-term deals this offseason:

Lamar Jackson: 5-years, $260M
Daron Payne: 4-years, $90M
Evan Engram: 3-years, $41.25M

No long-term deals for franchise players Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 17, 2023

With no long-term deals for Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and Tony Pollard, the last time a RB signed a long-term contract worth $10 million or more per year was Nick Chubb in 2021 — 716 days ago.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 17, 2023

Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs still have not signed their $10.091 million franchise tag tenders yet, so they can skip all of training camp without getting fined since they’re not under contract. They would lose game checks only if they miss regular season games.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 17, 2023

Notable recent RB holdouts in light of what is now expected with Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs:

Alvin Kamara, 2020.
Ezekiel Elliott, 2019
Melvin Gordon, 2019
Le’Veon Bell, 2018
Maurice Jones-Drew, 2012
Chris Johnson, 2011
Steven Jackson, 2008
Larry Johnson, 2007

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 17, 2023

Veteran RBs this offseason:

Took paycut: Joe Mixon, Aaron Jones

Cut: Ezekiel Elliott, Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette

Tagged, but no deal: Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Tony Pollard.

Wanted new deal and asked for trade: Austin Ekeler

Has been a FA all offseason: Kareem Hunt

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 17, 2023

It is what it is

— Saquon Barkley (@saquon) July 17, 2023

Been saying it for years:

1. Draft a RB
2. Play the RB

…if he’s good…

3. Franchise tag the RB ONE TIME

…and then…

1. Draft a RB…

— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) July 17, 2023

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Spencer Rattler is reportedly thought to have “way more” arm talent than people give him credit for according to Trent Dilfer (former NFL QB).

Dilfer also reportedly believes Rattler’s arm talent fits in the “same conversation” as Caleb Williams and Drake Maye.

Many NFL scouts… pic.twitter.com/UuoK1m4RHY

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Dak Prescott: I won’t have 10 interceptions this year. https://t.co/JC5EOnj6on

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Which rookie will have the highest @EAMaddenNFL rating? pic.twitter.com/ycS7SBVXFD

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Mike Vrabel (who played LB) had the most career receiving TDs on the #Titans roster until they added DeAndre Hopkins on Sunday.

This is a fantastic graphic from @GetUpESPN this morning: pic.twitter.com/HvvBwWLbaS

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