It was not too long ago that Christian McCaffrey was considered the gold standard at running back in the NFL, and with that came another designation: highest-paid player at his position in league history.

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That was back in 2020 and McCaffrey has since been supplanted by Saquon Barkley as the top earner among running backs. This season, neither player is in the top 10 in rushing. Barkley is 11th, with 519 yards, and McCaffrey is 13th, with 490 yards.

Last week, Barkley broke out with a season-high 150 yards on the Giants , dropping the Giants to 30th in the league in run defense, allowing 148.9 yards per game.

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