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NFL's 10 Highest-Paid Running Backs


 NFL's 10 Highest-Paid Running Backs
By Flacco Da Gawd - 07-19-2012, 10:44 AM - Boxden > BX SportsCenter


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When Ray Rice signed a new five-year contract on Monday, he reportedly became one of the highest-paid running backs in the NFL.

Where exactly does he rank among the rest of the league’s top earners?

Here’s a look at the NFL’s 10 highest-paid running backs according to ESPN and their career statistics. (The list is ordered based on guaranteed money).

1. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings (Seven years, $100 million, $36 million guaranteed)
1,406 carries, 6,752 rushing yards, 64 rushing touchdowns, in five seasons.
137 receptions, 1,309 receiving yards, 3 receiving touchdowns

2. Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans (Four years, $53.5 million, $30 million guaranteed)
1,187 carries, 5,646 rushing yards, 38 rushing touchdowns, in four seasons.
194 receptions, 1,426 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns

3. Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders (Six years, $60 million, $26 million guaranteed)
553 carries, 2,627 rushing yards, 16 rushing touchdowns, in four seasons.
116 receptions, 1,191 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns

4. Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens (Five years, $40 million, $24 million guaranteed)
959 carries, 4,377 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns, in four seasons.
250 receptions, 2,235 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns

5. Steven Jackson, St. Louis Rams (Five years, $49.3 million, $21 million guaranteed)
2,138 carries, 9,093 rushing yards, 52 rushing touchdowns, in eight seasons.
369 receptions, 3,003 receiving yards, 8 receiving touchdowns

6. DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers (Five years, $43 million, $21 million guaranteed)
996 carries, 5,047 rushing yards, 38 rushing touchdowns, in six seasons.
134 receptions, 1057 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns

7. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles (Five years, $45 million, $20.8 million guaranteed)
635 carries, 3,026 rushing yards, 28 rushing touchdowns, in three seasons.
166 receptions, 1,215 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns

8. Arian Foster, Houston Texans (Five years, $43.5 million, $20.8 guaranteed)
659 carries, 3,097 rushing yards, 29 rushing touchdowns, in three seasons.
127 receptions, 1,314 receiving yards, 4 receiving touchdowns

9. Matt Forte, Chicago Bears (Four years, $32 million, $18 million guaranteed)
1,104 carries, 4,233 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns, in four seasons.
223 receptions, 1,985 receiving yards, 8 receiving touchdowns

10. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks (Four years, $31 million, $18 million guaranteed)
1,137 carries, 4,542 rushing yards, 35 rushing touchdowns, in five seasons.
143 receptions, 1,020 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns



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Edit: Here are MJD's stats just for comparison sake

Years: 6
Attempts: 1,484
Rushing Yards: 6,854
Rushing TDs: 62


Receptions: 278
Receiving Yards: 2,473
Receiving TDs: 10


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19 comments for "NFL's 10 Highest-Paid Running Backs"


 07-19-2012, 10:48 AMaway - #2
shaans27
Damn, AP is light years ahead all of these cats TD wise (except for Steven Jackson)....
 07-19-2012, 10:55 AMaway - #3
Flacco Da Gawd
McFadden... aka [pic]
 07-19-2012, 11:03 AMaway - #4
xRipAnT24x
damm... i see why Mjd is tight then
 07-19-2012, 11:04 AMaway - #5
BronxBombers
Sees No Frank Gore [pic]
 07-19-2012, 11:09 AMaway - #6
Aleandroid
Originally Posted by shaans27
Damn, AP is light years ahead all of these cats TD wise (except for Steven Jackson)....
just light years in general

ap>>>
 07-19-2012, 11:09 AMaway - #7
Flacco Da Gawd
Originally Posted by xRipAnT24x
damm... i see why Mjd is tight then
Jones-Drew deserves Chris Johnson money. Out of any player that has been holding out, he deserves his money. Dude has put in too much work for that !!ty franchise.

He should come to Baltimore and split carries with Ray Rice.
 07-19-2012, 11:10 AMaway - #8
dre03
Originally Posted by shaans27
Damn, AP is light years ahead all of these cats TD wise (except for Steven Jackson)....
He's started way more games then the other backs for the most part... Arian Foster has 29 TD's in only 27 starts while AP has 64 TD's in 66 starts...
 07-19-2012, 11:41 AMaway - #9
DRAGONFLY JONES
Originally Posted by xRipAnT24x
damm... i see why Mjd is tight then
yah mjd should be #2 right now..he is the jags offense and has been las few years

bears low balled forte..used that injury against him i see[pic]
 07-19-2012, 03:28 PMaway - #10
GrindPOWER$
Originally Posted by Megamind
McFadden... aka [pic]
naw i don't see mcfadden as a bust but russell still got 32 mil up out oakland [pic]
 07-19-2012, 03:30 PMaway - #11
rek0nize
Originally Posted by Megamind
McFadden... aka [pic]
Nah, Jamarcus just flat stankk. McFadden cant stay healthy. Dudes a beast.
 07-19-2012, 03:42 PMaway - #12
Flacco Da Gawd
Originally Posted by rek0nize
Nah, Jamarcus just flat stankk. McFadden cant stay healthy. Dudes a beast.
I know he's a beast. But he still[..]d Oakland and doesn't play half the year... just like [pic]
 07-19-2012, 03:53 PMaway - #13
Link4444
[pic] Stephen Jackson gets paid more than MJD
 07-19-2012, 03:55 PMonline - #14
Garnet & Gold
DeAngelo Williams won.
 07-19-2012, 04:09 PMaway - #15
killadre
Couldn't have given Matt 2 milli less[pic]

Grab a top defensive back.
 07-19-2012, 04:10 PMaway - #16
killadre
Originally Posted by Garnet & Gold
DeAngelo Williams won.
[pic] last they was breaking bread...
 07-19-2012, 04:33 PMaway - #17
Billdotel
No Jamaal Charles.




Chiefs won.
 07-19-2012, 05:55 PMaway - #18
Tecnique
Originally Posted by Garnet & Gold
DeAngelo Williams won.
He'll play twice as long as everyone on that list too.

1000 carries in 6 years [pic] DeAngelo gonna be showin out when he 35 on fresh legs [pic]
 07-19-2012, 05:58 PMaway - #19
SeattleLost
Seattle lost
 07-19-2012, 06:26 PMonline - #20
Ward22
Originally Posted by Garnet & Gold
DeAngelo Williams won.
He deserves the money

A lot less carries and almost the same yards as the top RBs
 
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