{"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 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 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\nThe leading Super Bowl rushers have all been cheap in recent years<\/strong><\/h2>\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 2023 free-agent RBs looking to become the highest-paid RBs\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n