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PHILADELPHIA -- The league's collective reluctance to pay running backs played heavily into the Philadelphia Eagles' decision to sign Saquon Barkley to a three-year, $37.75 million contract in free agency.
That became clear at the league meetings in Orlando, where CEO Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman shed light on the thinking behind one of the biggest splash moves of the offseason.
"We're always looking for inefficiencies in the marketplace. And if we think the league is overvaluing the position or undervaluing a position, we will try our best .