NFLPA exec's suggestion about injuries raises eyebrows amid downward trend in running backs market

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The deadline for franchise-tagged players to reach an agreement on a long term deal came and went this week, and a few star running backs were left without multi-year contracts.

, Tony Pollard and Josh Jacobs all remain under the franchise tag as training camp begins for most teams in just a few short days. Teams had until Monday to sign franchise-tagged players to long term contracts. Meanwhile, four-time Pro Bowler Dalvin Cook remains a free agent, and veteran ball carrier Kareem Hunt is still searching for a new team.

NFLPA Logo during the NFLPA Press Conference on February 1, 2018, at the Mall of America, in Bloomington, MN. Tretter stopped short of flat out recommending players actually fake injuries — although he did not seem to completely rule out the scenario."You need to try to create as much leverage as you possibly can," Tretter said."And that’s the tough thing with the franchise tag, or being restricted in movement, is it decreases your leverage, but then you have to find creative ways to build leverage elsewhere.

 

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