{
  "id": 2011086,
  "title": "Why Cardinals rookie Jeremiyah Love is NFL's most 'overpaid' RB",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/why-cardinals-rookie-jeremiyah-love-is-nfls-most-overpaid-rb",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T20:34:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-cardinals-rookie-jeremiyah-love-203431194.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Arizona Cardinals took a surprising choice in the 2026 NFL Draft by selecting rookie running back Jeremiyah Love with the No. 3 overall pick. While drafting a running back was not inherently problematic, the position they chose to draft Love at is the issue. Giving Love a fully guaranteed $53.02 million contract out of college has made him the most overpaid running back in the NFL, according to CBS Sports' Garrett Podell. Love's college accomplishments, including leading college football in rushing touchdowns and scoring touchdowns, are impressive, but they don't justify the high salary. Love was expected to be taken in the top-10 of the NFL Draft, and the Cardinals' choice to draft him third overall may have been odd, especially considering the Raiders took another running back in the same spot last year. Love's $53.02 million guaranteed contract is significantly higher than that of other recent top running backs, including Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs, who have smaller contract guarantees.",
  "summary": "There's no denying that Love's rookie contract is a bit too much.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}