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Robinson Signs $75M Extension, Becomes NFL’s Highest-Paid RB

8/5/2026

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Bijan Robinson signed a three-year extension with the Atlanta Falcons worth up to $75 million, $51 million guaranteed, making him the NFL’s highest-paid running back.
The deal leaves Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs in a hold-in and absent from camp drills.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said the contract will not hurt Gibbs’s negotiations but the team will watch.
Campbell said he wants Gibbs back before the Lions’ preseason opener.

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Historical Context

In 2011 the Minnesota Vikings gave Adrian Peterson a seven-year, $96 million deal, then the league’s largest running-back contract. That benchmark sparked a decade of rising RB salaries, evident in the Atlanta Falcons’ 2024 three-year, up-to-$75 million agreement with Bijan Robinson and Detroit’s hold-in of Jahmyr Gibbs, forcing teams to balance cap space across skill positions.

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Story summary

Bijan Robinson signed a three-year extension with the Atlanta Falcons worth up to $75 million, $51 million guaranteed, making him the NFL’s highest-paid running back.
The deal leaves Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs in a hold-in and absent from camp drills.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said the contract will not hurt Gibbs’s negotiations but the team will watch.
Campbell said he wants Gibbs back before the Lions’ preseason opener.

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