Christian McCaffrey calls NFL running backs ‘undervalued’

The 49ers star believes many other position players don’t discuss the issue out of fear

Christian McCaffreyplayer of the san francisco 49ersasserted this Monday that the riders receive contracts below the value they bring to their teams in the NFL.

“They’re definitely underrated and I think if we asked running backs on other teams they’d probably say the same thing. At some point the running back position has been underrated,” the American running back said. 49ers.

McCaffreywho joined the Niners halfway through last season, he is one of three players in league history NFL to record 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He got it in 2019 when he was playing with the Carolina Panthers.

The 26-year-old expressed his bewilderment at the way the position has been devalued; so much so that the average salary of a running back is barely higher than that of fullbacks, special teams members and kickers.

“There are running backs who have had 2,000-yard seasons, others 750-800 yards, a lot of people use the injury argument … I don’t know if that holds true when you look at some of the receivers who have been hurt and still get big contracts. “, he stressed.

According to McCaffrey there are no more runner voices talking about it out of fear.

“I think there are a lot of guys who are afraid to talk about it for multiple reasons. I don’t know when the value of a yard decreased,” he said.

The Castle Rock, Colorado native reiterated the injustice done to runners after the great stories they have brought to the NFL.

“When you look back in history and see what running back has meant to football. I was a kid who liked Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, some of the best to do it; these guys played for a long time unbelievably,” he recalled about Smith y Sandersboth Hall of Famers.

Christian McCaffrey listed some of the reasons why brokers should be better paid in the NFL.

“They carry the ball, they catch it in the backfield, they provide multiple threats, they create mismatches on opposing lines, they make defensive coordinators think, I think there’s a lot of value in that. When I look at what receivers make and what running backs make … we are at the bottom,” he concluded.