{"id":1550230,"date":"2023-02-14T13:54:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1550230"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:54:53","slug":"bad-news-free-agent-rb-super-bowl-confirms-paying-rb-more-than-2-5m-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/bad-news-free-agent-rb-super-bowl-confirms-paying-rb-more-than-2-5m-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad News for Free-Agent RBs, Super Bowl Confirms Paying a Back More Than $2.5M Is Stupid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Seventh-round\u00a0rookie running back Isiah Pacheco<\/a>\u00a0was one of the stars of the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0Super Bowl 57 victory. He was the team\u2019s leading rusher with 76 yards and a touchdown, and all it cost the Chiefs was a $724,777 cap hit. This isn\u2019t unique to the 2022 champions, either. Looking at past Super Bowl champs, no team has won with one of the highest-paid RBs in the league leading the way. And that could be bad news for this year\u2019s crop of big-name free-agent RBs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leading Super Bowl rushers have all been cheap in recent years<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Isiah Pacheco | Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the 2022 season, 32 NFL running back had a cap hit of $2.5 million or greater. At $724,777, Isiah Pacheco came in as the 99th highest-paid RB in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a new phenomenon either. The last eight Super Bowl leading rushers for the winning teams have all counted for $2.5 million or less against the cap. Here is a look at those players:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/td>Super Bowl Champ<\/td>Player<\/td>Rushing Yds<\/td>Cap Hit<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>Los Angeles Rams<\/td>Cam Akers<\/td>21<\/td>$1,402,962<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/td>Leonard Fournette<\/td>89<\/td>$2,500,000<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>Kansas City Chiefs<\/td>Damien Williams<\/td>104<\/td>$1,733,333<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>New England Patriots<\/td>Sony Michel<\/td>94<\/td>$1,750,308<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>Philadelphia Eagles<\/td>LeGarrette Blount<\/td>90<\/td>$1,250,000<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>New England Patriots<\/td>LeGarrette Blount<\/td>31<\/td>$1,025,000<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>Denver Broncos<\/td>C.J. Anderson<\/td>90<\/td>$589,167<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>New England Patriots<\/td>LeGarrette Blount<\/td>40<\/td>$257,647<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2013 Super Bowl had Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin as the leading rusher and Marshawn Lynch right behind him, and they both made over $2.5 million that season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moral of the story is that Super Bowl-winning teams simply don\u2019t pay big money for running backs. They let other teams spring for the highest-paid RBs. And that could spell bad news in 2023 as some big-name free-agent RBs hit the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 free-agent RBs looking to become the highest-paid RBs\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Choose your free agent RB \ud83d\udc40

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\ud83d\udd01 for Saquon Barkley pic.twitter.com\/G3EyiMidvt<\/a><\/p>— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) February 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>