Star NFL RBs meet on Zoom to talk financial state of position - ESPN

Several star NFL running backs took part in a Zoom call on Saturday to discuss the depressed market for players at their position.

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb confirmed Sunday he participated in the call and said Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey also were in the meeting. Josh Jacobs also took part, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

ProFootballTalk.com, which first reported news on the call, reported that the meeting was organized by the Los Angeles Chargers' Austin Ekeler, who has been outspoken about NFL running backs not being paid their worth.

The source told Fowler that the running backs kicked around ideas during the call, but no major plans emerged from the meeting.

«Right now, there's really nothing we can do. We're kind of handcuffed with the situation. We're the only position that our production hurts us the most. If we go out there and run 2,000 yards with so many carries, the next year they're going to say, you're probably worn down. It's tough.… It hurts us at the end of the day,» Chubb said Sunday.

Barkley and Jacobs both received the franchise tag from the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders, respectively, but were unable to agree to long-term contracts before last Monday's deadline. Neither player has signed their franchise tender, worth $10.091 million for running backs, and are not expected to report to training camp with the rest of their teams, ESPN's Adam Schefter has reported. The two unsigned stars will lose money only if they miss regular-season games and forfeit game checks.

Barkley said on the «The Money Matters» podcast that was recorded before the deadline for franchised players to agree to long-term deals that he has considered not playing for the Giants