NFL Fans Can't Believe FullBack Got A Massive Contract Extension

NFL Fans Are Losing Their Minds After Fullback Gets Massive Contract Extension While Superstar RBs Are Struggling To Get Paid (TWEETS)

August 31, 2023, 5:25pm ESTBy Alex Hoegler

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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 03: A general view of the NFL logo on the field is seen before the game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Whether they like it or not, the Miami Dolphins made a ton of football fans — and surely NFL running backs as well — angry by handing out a lucrative contract extension to fullback Alec Ingold.

Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Dolphins gave Ingold a three-year contract extension worth $17.2 million, making him the AFC’s highest-paid FB now.

The #Dolphins and FB Alec Ingold have agreed to terms on a three-year extension worth up to $17.2 million, per source.

Ingold passes Pat Ricard as the AFC’s highest-paid fullback on a deal that ties the versatile weapon and team leader to Miami through 2026. pic.twitter.com/UvHm4QIGcO
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 31, 2023

Ingold’s extension comes at a time where star NFL running backs are struggling to land long-term deals of their own. Jonathan Taylor of the Indianapolis Colts requested a trade after he was unable to secure a new deal.Josh Jacobs (Las Vegas Raiders), Saquon Barkley (New York Giants) and Tony Pollard (Dallas Cowboys) also didn’t receive long-term deals after their respective clubs handed them the franchise tag.

So as you could guess, NFL fans weren’t understanding nor happy about Ingold’s big payday.

Swinging and missing on JT and then immediately following up by extending a *fullback*

Grier don’t want to pay Tua or Wilkins but let’s extend the fullback
— Colts Nugget (@ColtsNugget) August 31, 2023

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Wait. So the nfl will pay FB but not RB?!
— Malcolm (@malcolmert) August 31, 2023

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I’m sorry but this one needs a bit of an explanation here. I like Ingold but this amount seems a bit silly especially after stalling just a day ago about paying running backs. Never a dull moment with the Miami Dolphins https://t.co/n5kVKD4TFj
— In With The Phins (@InWithThePhins) August 31, 2023

Yet they keep flirting with top RBs around the league. But what it tells me is the dolphins feel ingold is better than cook. Overpaying ingold is right in line with overpaying ogbah, Wilson, and others.
— Mr Negative (@Macdaddy35Mac) August 31, 2023

Alec Ingold now makes more than Jonathan Taylor, his former teammate at Wisconsin.

Make it make sense.

Ingold was, and remains, the highest paid player in the Dolphins running back room. https://t.co/JlVpZ4K2A4
— Brutus (@brutus_87to98) August 31, 2023

Seeing a fullback get paid pic.twitter.com/E9rg0sz426
— BetMGM ? (@BetMGM) August 31, 2023

The 27-year-old Ingold caught 15 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in his first season with Miami. Of course, fullbacks in this day and age are used far more for blocking than they ae for receiving and rushing.

Miami will kick off their 2023 season with a road game against Justin Herbert’s Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 10