The Recent History of Big Running Back Contracts

With Nick Chubb’s new contract signed, we wanted to look at some recent running back contracts and how the players/teams faired in the years following. Josh has been very cautious about giving a large second contract to the running back position, so he breaks down the contracts given to Todd Gurley (LA Rams), LeVeon Bell (Jets), and David Johnson (Cardinals).

Where does Nick Chubb’s contract rank amongst these other running back contracts? How long did these other running backs produce elite numbers for their teams, and how long was it before their teams moved on from them? Was the Chubb signing a good move for the Browns? We break it all down here.