
The deadline to sign franchise-tagged players to a long-term contract is Monday. Three running backs are among the four tagged players still looking for long-term deals, but there are no indications Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, Giants running back Saquon Barkley or Cowboys running back Tony Pollard will reach agreement before then.
Pollard is the only one of the three to have signed the tag, and Barkley has threatened to sit out into the season
absent a deal.
Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen is disheartened by the lack of contractual respect given to running backs.
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