Bolts From The Blue on Bijan Robinson

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the Falcons and Bijan Robinson coming to terms on a massive three-year, $75 million extension which made him the highest-paid player at the position in NFL history. Hampton's rookie season, from an efficiency standpoint, was very similar to Robinson. On a per-game basis, Robinson averaged 86 yards of total offense and scored .47 touchdowns... Robinson exploded for 1,887 yards of total offense and 15 touchdowns in his second season.
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Robinson's $75M extension sets market; his rookie-to-year-two leap (1,887 yards, 15 TDs) used as comp for Hampton's upsi

Robinson signed a three-year, $75 million extension making him the highest-paid RB in NFL history. His rookie season efficiency (86 yards of offense, .47 TDs per game) was very similar to Hampton's. Robinson exploded in year two with 1,887 yards of total offense and 15 touchdowns, then reached 2,298 yards in year three with 11 touchdowns. The source uses Robinson's trajectory as a comparable framework for projecting Hampton's potential year-two leap.

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