Bernard is the 13th Highest Paid Back in the NFL and has ...

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(09-16-2019, 09:38 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: 13 carries for 27 yards and 3 receptions for 49 yards through 2 games.

When the Bengals paid him this contract, I think a lot of us thought he was overpaid. Some saw it as he was going to be used more.

Just another in a long line of overpaying mediocre players. I doubt another team would have paid him this much.

This has to be insurance for a Mixon holdout. Operating out of fear.

Here's the contracts:
https://overthecap.com/position/running-back/

In fairness to Gio, if not for his blocking, Andy would probably be dead already.  Given the short lifespan of NFL RB's, if you get even a decent second contract, you're a top paid guy.  

The Eifert and Dennard deals are frankly both a lot worse.  Eifert looks like a shadow of himself and Dennard still isn't healthy.  They even knew Dennard wasn't healthy when they resigned him.