The Giants have angered OJ Simpson by making their star running back, Saquon Barkley, play on a $10,000,000 contract. The market value of running backs has plummeted, and this has outraged the veteran player Simpson. Barkley has no option but to play on this contract for the next season. The Giants and Barkley failed to reach a long-term deal before the deadline last Monday.

In 2021, the Giants exercised Barkley’s fifth-year option for 2022, which paid him $7.217 million. But now, as approaching the 2023 season, they still haven’t settled on a fair deal, so Barkley is slapped with a non-exclusive franchise tag. This has sparked a debate about whether Barkley is getting paid enough, and Simpson has suggested that there’s already an overpayment of $160 million QB.

O.J. Simpson has a bone to pick with the Giants

The 76-year-old former Running Back took to Twitter to blast the New York Giants for their treatment of Saquon Barkley, who he thinks is the best player on the roster. Simpson said that Barkley, who will turn 27 next year, deserves more respect and money than quarterback Daniel Jones, who just signed a four-year deal worth $160 million. “Saquon, really pissing me off because to me he is all that the Giants have.”

Simpson said in a video post. “Nobody goes to the games and see Daniel Jones. God bless you, Daniel. I’m happy you got your money, but he’s [Saquon] making a third of what he’s [Daniel] making.” O.J. Simpson indirectly suggests being overpaid with $160 million, he thinks Barkley is the star of the show for the Giants, who might not be seen playing further in the season as Barkley recently mentioned in an episode of ‘The Money Matters’ podcast on YouTube. But the issue might not be ending at Barkley.

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Running Backs getting shortchanged in the league?

The Falcons’ rookie Bijan Robinson will make $13.7 million in 2023 and will earn more than any other running back in 2023, even though some of them, like Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, and Tony Pollard, will have bigger contracts overall. Running backs used to be highly prized and won awards like the Heisman Trophy and NFL MVP awards almost as much as quarterbacks did. But things have changed now, the passing game has taken over football, and data-driven insights have revealed that the value of running backs has dropped.

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As a result, Simpson wondered if their teams will give them long-term contracts next year, or just franchise tag them for $12 million. “Giants management, Raiders management. I think you should be ashamed of yourself. I’m just saying,” Simpson said at the last, fearing that the players might get shortchanged and mistreated again. Because of this, young and talented players will most likely choose to play in other positions instead of as running backs.

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