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Posted August 04, 2008 on rofman's Blog:
The 10 NFL Running Backs Paid More Than Brian Westbrook
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles

As Brian Westbrook looks to renegotiate his deal, I took a look at the 2008 Cap numbers for all NFL running backs. While the list isn't surprising necessarily, it is surprising to see where Westbrook fits in. Is there any question that he's not at least the 2nd most valuable guy on this list? NOTES: LAST NAMES ACCEPTED AS RESPONSES, AND THIS LIST DOESN'T INCLUDE FREE AGENTS SHAUN ALEXANDER AND LAMONT JORDAN, BOTH OF WHOM HAD HIGHER CAP NUMBERS THAN WESTBROOK.

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1 LaDainian Tomlinson $7,822,786
2 Edgerrin James $6,756,240
3 Deuce McAllister $6,736,666
4 Jamal Lewis $6,500,000
5 Ronnie Brown $6,106,800
6 Clinton Portis $6,037,803
7 Joseph Addai $5,700,480
8 Ahman Green $5,437,500
9 Fred Taylor $5,000,000
10 Frank Gore $4,795,000

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  • Placard_complete_small

    tcbailey24 said August 04, 2008

    7 out of 10
  • tedhill
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    tedhill said August 04, 2008

    8. Why did Deuce get so much money?
  • SnitchinBubs
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    SnitchinBubs said August 04, 2008

    8 - completely forgot about Duece and Gore - between them you have a running back who plays 6 games a year
    • darxtryder

      darxtryder replied August 06, 2008

      you get props for that, very good comment

  • rpicone said August 04, 2008

    doesnt marion barber get more than him now?
  • rofman

    rofman said August 04, 2008

    he might, but i haven't seen is 2008 cap number online...
  • PHILLYMP03

    PHILLYMP03 said August 04, 2008

    ronnie brown is so overpaid
    • whitejordan32
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      whitejordan32 replied August 06, 2008

      Not really, he was doing great last year before the injury
  • dave6834

    dave6834 said August 04, 2008

    7/10, how did I forget Portis?
  • jcc1983
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    jcc1983 said August 04, 2008

    damn you ahman green

    • ereechio93 replied October 06, 2008

      I know what has Ahman Green ever done to earn more than Brian Westbrook.
  • jcc1983
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    jcc1983 said August 04, 2008

    this just isnt right, but BWest did sign the contract. If he didnt pan out to be such a great player, Im so sure he would be asking the Eagles to refund some of his income...With that being said, he has out performed his contract to SUCH a degree, he does deserve a raise, just not to the tune of $30 mil or anywhere even close at his age. Give him somethin to make him happy...I just knew when the Eagles made the trade for baby Bwest (booker) that the man was not gonna be happy....
  • squish059
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    squish059 said August 05, 2008

    spelling sucks.... stupid Fn names
  • wjbrown3
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    wjbrown3 said August 05, 2008

    7 of 10 should have been 8 but i spelled addai--> adai


  • whitejordan32
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    whitejordan32 said August 06, 2008

    8/10
  • darxtryder

    darxtryder said August 06, 2008

    This is stupid, we all know here that brian westbrook is the best Runningback in the NFC without question, and he's the best all around back in the league, he deserves to be paid like it, 9 million a year shouldn't be hard for the Eagles to dish out to the best of the best.
  • theoneandonly
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    theoneandonly said August 06, 2008

    better all around? LT catches the ball pretty well also...
  • hatepaste

    hatepaste said August 06, 2008

    Ok, I got 8. But there is like 8 billion running backs with the same last name.
  • lsutigerfan19

    lsutigerfan19 said August 07, 2008

    ugh just 4 of 10

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  • whitejordan32
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    whitejordan32 said August 07, 2008

    Shouldn't Ryan Grant be on the list now?
  • BirdsFan536
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    BirdsFan536 said August 08, 2008

    i got 7 out of 10 wow i blanked out i couldnt think of running backs....i was trying to think of good ones right now and missed edge portis and jamal
    • Douglas_Report

      Douglas_Report replied September 23, 2008

      that tells you were those backs stand on the "good" meter :P
  • WaltonsWisdom

    WaltonsWisdom said August 08, 2008

    Gotta love the long-term contracts offered to running backs. It's like GM's don't realize that RBs digress after they've been in the league 5 years.
  • filly4ever
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    filly4ever said August 09, 2008

    YOU BETTER REVISE THIS LIST......BDUB GOT PAID!!!!!!!
  • eagleman94

    eagleman94 said August 09, 2008

    7/10 forgot, addai brown lewis
  • NitschkeHawk

    NitschkeHawk said August 10, 2008

    why does mccalister have to spelled 100 different ways!!
  • taurasi3fan3

    taurasi3fan3 said August 11, 2008

    9/10...didn't get #9
  • Reds1214
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    Reds1214 said August 12, 2008

    6/10 Couldn't spell lt's last name..lol
  • gobirdsPHILLY
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    gobirdsPHILLY said August 13, 2008

    5...i suck
  • TommyTheCat
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    TommyTheCat said August 15, 2008

    i got 5 lol
  • filly4ever
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    filly4ever said August 15, 2008

    I don't want to talk about it.

    I should have written the answers on my wrist the same way I got through school growing up!!!

    My spelling screwed me too....not that it would have mattered....
  • HarryPotter
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    HarryPotter said August 16, 2008

    larry johnson isnt on it?
    • Douglas_Report

      Douglas_Report replied September 23, 2008

      yeah, I was shocked by that as well...........I would have though is latest contract would have put him in this stratosphere

  • zcap210 said August 18, 2008

    I should have gotten them all, but I misspelled Mcallister. Who uses 1c? lol
  • EAGLESxFAN1933

    EAGLESxFAN1933 said August 20, 2008

    my score was 60% i suck not even a passing grade :(
  • cardzrul4ever

    cardzrul4ever said August 23, 2008

    10/10

  • theprodigy2424 said August 24, 2008

    9/10.... forgot jamal lewis. i thougt larry johnson was like second behind tomlinson. looking at the list.... he doesn't look as greedy as he was made out to be considering half these guys can't make it through a bye week without ending up on the injured list
  • Eagles4Life717

    Eagles4Life717 said August 31, 2008

    6/10. Would've been 7/10 but I spelled LaDainian wrong the first time.

  • CoachK83 said September 07, 2008

    10/10...got the last answer with one second left! Phew!

  • Melancer46 said September 08, 2008

    missed Deuce, ran out of time on Gore, and thought Addai was still on his rookie contract lol

  • gparrish44 said September 09, 2008

    I think you're all forgetting the best running back in the league. Adrian Peterson.
  • Douglas_Report

    Douglas_Report said September 23, 2008

    80%.........was more "tedious" than I thought, missed Ronnie Brown and Deuce, although I would have never thought of Deuce (would have though of Reggie Bush before him)
  • wildthing17

    wildthing17 said September 24, 2008

    If a RB just signed a new contract he's not gonna make as much in his first year as he would in his last because they are progressive. Whatever Duece is makin, I hope its in his latter half of his contract, cause he makes too much to be the front part of a contract.

  • iam4iu42 said September 25, 2008

    Missed Brown, 9/10
  • eaglesforevr

    eaglesforevr said September 29, 2008

    this is pathetic!!! Westbrook is like the best RB in the WHOLE NFL, he shud get payed the most

  • Gallagator said October 05, 2008

    10/10
  • wolverines20

    wolverines20 said October 16, 2008

    10/10 but cheated just looked at everyone smack
  • bigpud

    bigpud said October 24, 2008

    Would have had 9 but i spelled mcallister wrong
  • TheJiMReaper

    TheJiMReaper said October 26, 2008

    I managed to forget Edge and Ahman. I guess that's what happens when ya play in Arizona and Houston.
  • Gildog23

    Gildog23 said October 28, 2008

    Westbrook def should be gettin more money than most on that list...especially given how much he earns for fantasy owners week in and weel out

  • kcfan4lyfe said October 31, 2008

    8--fred taylor? wtf and I forgot Ahman Green was even playing...he has been a shadow this year

  • jjstorm8524 said November 16, 2008

    totally blanked out on edgerrin james he sucks anyway 9/10
  • FRANCHISE

    FRANCHISE said November 19, 2008

    sucked 4

  • tchilds104 said December 01, 2008

    got all but SF running back took a while to spell LT
  • phx_shelton

    phx_shelton said December 04, 2008

    darn....9/10. i completely spaced out Jamal Lewis.
  • EaglesFan2010

    EaglesFan2010 said December 18, 2008

    9/10 1st try
  • EaglesFan2010

    EaglesFan2010 said December 18, 2008

    stupid ADDAI

  • MrClutch said December 23, 2008

    8 outta 10...Cowboys in the Superbowl in '08-'09 ...bank on it!
  • moBayYankee

    moBayYankee said December 26, 2008

    I can't spel werth a dam !!
  • GBpacker2215

    GBpacker2215 said December 27, 2008

    8/10 addai and james... the colt and ex-colt
  • donovan95

    donovan95 said January 03, 2009

    jamal lewis is overpaid his team's record is 4-12
  • thekid82

    thekid82 said January 07, 2009

    ahman green, are you serious....and addai def makes less on madden

  • dexs26 said January 12, 2009

    wouldnt give me LaDainian i spelt it right too!! DAMN IT 7 of 10

  • acehole123 said February 06, 2009

    fred taylor nipped me in the butt otherwise good
  • ukredskins

    ukredskins said February 23, 2009

    Thought Larry J would have been in there
  • Alexmeagles

    Alexmeagles said February 28, 2009

    almost as pothetic as the eagles front office 3 out of 10, good luck b- dawk
  • MikeL93

    MikeL93 said March 10, 2009

    10/10

  • Bleedgreen08 said March 20, 2009

    9/10 Forgot "The Edge" who doesnt deserve B West $$
  • CItalia

    CItalia said June 04, 2009

    I just ran down every running back I could think of, but this quiz is old. Larry Johnson is making a lot of money now and of course Jones-drew just signed a big contract. So this is definitely out of date.
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