The NFL transaction wire revealed that the Bears worked out three veteran running backs on Tuesday, as pointed out by NFLTradeRumors. The running backs who tried out for Chicago are as follows: It isn’t particularly surprising the Bears are looking to add at running back.

The Bears are looking for more help at running back as they recently worked out 3 players at the position, according to NFL insider Aaron Wilson.

The Washington Commanders have some uncertainty surrounding their running back room going into the season. Brian Robinson Jr. is reportedly on the trade block a

Cook received $11.5 million per year in new-money average on a four-year extension. Williams received $11 million per year on a three-year extension. That puts them at seventh and eighth, respectively, among all NFL running backs.

The Chicago Bears signed free agent running back Royce Freeman. The Bears placed running back Deion Hankins on injured reserve with a knee injury. Freeman, a former third-round pick, has played for multiple NFL teams. Hankins was injured during the preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.

Washington Commanders rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt is already one of the NFL's best stories for 2025. Whether it's his underdog story or unique nickname, Croskey-Merritt, aka Bill, is on track to make a significant impact on a contending team as a seventh-round rookie.

James Cook became the sixth-highest paid running back by average annual value, third-highest paid by guaranteed money and highest-paid by total value when he agreed to terms on his four-year, $48 million deal Wednesday morning. Cook's new contract was also the sixth extension deal the Buffalo Bills have made so far this offseason.

Elsewhere on the ex-Broncos front, running back Royce Freeman, who was drafted by Denver in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft out of Oregon, worked out for Miami before the Dolphins opted to sign Boone. Freeman totaled 1,596 yards from scrimmage and scored nine touchdowns in three years (46 games) with the Broncos.

Another Saints free agent is off the market. The Minnesota Vikings are signing a former Saints running back just in time for their preseason finale:

Just when you thought that the run game didn't really matter in the NFL anymore, the league changed its mind philosophically, as it tends to do. Two backs in particular, with two new teams, defined NFL offense as more backs did back in the day.