No deals for tagged RBs Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Tony Pollard - ESPN

Monday's deadline for franchised players to agree to long-term contracts passed without deals for the New York Giants' Saquon Barkley, Las Vegas Raiders' Josh Jacobs and Dallas Cowboys' Tony Pollard, sources told ESPN.

The three running backs were the only three players who received the franchise tag not to have reached a long-term contract and had until 4 p.m. ET on Monday to get a long-term pact. The three players will now have to play the 2023 season on their franchise tenders, worth $10.09 million for running backs. Pollard has already signed his tender. Barkley and Jacobs, however, remain unsigned and stayed away from their teams' offseason programs.

«It is what it is,» Barkley tweeted Monday.

Because they are unsigned, Barkley and Jacobs cannot be fined for not attending training camp, which begins for veterans on both the Giants and Raiders on July 25. Jacobs is not expected to report to training camp with the rest of his team, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Monday. Barkley and Jacobs would lose money only if they miss regular season games and forfeit game checks.

The Giants' contract negotiations with Barkley did not go smoothly from the start. The Giants made an initial offer during the bye week last November that Barkley never seriously considered, multiple sources told ESPN's Jordan Raanan. The two sides then tabled talks until after the season.

The Giants' offers to Barkley increased earlier this year, reaching a point where it could max out at $14 million per season, sources told Raanan. But the sticking point was guaranteed money and structure. It never got close to his satisfaction.

Once the Giants signed quarterback Daniel Jones just minutes before the start of the new league year, they instantly used