With less than a month to go, the NFL free agent market will open, so let's take a look at what's upcoming in free agency. Running backs are a core element of road attack, and although pass offense is currently popular in the league, and the efficiency of running backs is somewhat related to the offensive front and the covering ability of the receiver, a good running back can still improve the quality of the team's road attack. But due to the consumability and fungibility of running backs, every year there will be some well-known running backs in the free market, let's take a look at which running backs are facing reemployment this year.
1. Cordarell Patterson
Although he is 30 years old, Patterson, who can play both running back, external receiver, and return attacker, is undoubtedly the most popular running back in the offseason free market! Anything can be done, and it's not particularly expensive due to age. If falcons don't choose to keep him, I dare to pack tickets, he is definitely the first running guard to find a job! 618 yards of punching and 6 touchdowns looks unremarkable, but don't forget that he still has 5 touchdowns of 548 yards, mixed advance to break 1,000 yards, such a functional person is really difficult to find with a lantern now.
2. James Connor
Trees move dead people live! Who would have thought that Connor would have such power after leaving the Steelers to join the Cardinals. The 752-yard dash is unremarkable, but 15 dashes are a testament to his red zone efficiency. The 1127-yard mixed advance yardage also proves that he has a certain ability to rush the ball, and it depends on whether the Cardinals recognize his work at the moment, but at present, the Cardinals can't even figure out their main quarterback, and it seems difficult to give Connor a long-term contract at the moment. But judging by Connor's performance last season, a three-year contract of about 18 million is still reasonable.
3. Melvin Gordon
Also priceless is the former Lightning main running back Gordon, who has 8 touchdowns from 918 yards, and the quasi-thousand-yard season looks like a scenery, but the Mustangs have chosen a substitute for him early. Last season's rookie running back Javante Williams also had 203 punches with him, advancing 903 yards, and the data wasn't too different, the point was that he was cheaper than Gordon... A lot! If the Mustang wants to change the Dragon Brother, Gordon's money must be freed up, but from the operation of signing the Mustang with an annual salary of 8 million in the Lightning, he also belongs to the situation of no one asking.
4. Leonard Fornart
In contrast, Fornart's advantage is that he is a champion running back! And when the main running guard Ronald Jones was injured, he stepped forward and became Brady's right-hand man, so his market was better than Ronald Jones. Eight touchdowns from 812 yards this season proved that he was still capable of being a starting runback, but with no shortcomings in multiple teams running backs, it seemed difficult for him to find a team that could immediately serve as a starting point.
5. Rashad Peni
The Seahawks uniform group may already be regretting a stupid decision two years ago, as Penny's fifth-year rookie contract option was not executed, so the good running back is on the verge of becoming a free agent. In the second half of last season, Penny's performance as the main running back was explosive, rushing 749 yards and 6 touchdowns, contributing to the performance of 100 yards at every turn. However, the Seahawks are unlikely to pay Penny a high salary after renewing Carson last year, but they have enough salary space to choose to stick to him with the privilege tag.
In addition to the above 5 people, there are also Rams running back Sony Michelle, who also performed well in the second half of last season, James White, a veteran runner of the Patriots, and Malone Mark, the former main running back of the Ponies, but the employment prospects of these people are not optimistic.
(Aibao)