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Todd Gurley's time as one of the highest-paid running backs in the NFL has come to an end.
With the Los Angeles Rams' release of the 25-year-old, the voiding of his four-year, $57.5 million contract with a $22 million signing bonus means he's no longer the second-highest-paid back in the league. That honor now belongs to New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell, who famously held out an entire season with the Pittsburgh Steelers before hitting free agency in 2019.
The highest-paid back remainsEzekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys, who also held out for an extension in September 2019 and wound up with a six-year, $90 million deal with $50 million guaranteed.