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the success stories — Barkley and Derrick Henry — aren't what they seem. Neither player had the workload that Robinson (1,003 touches) and Gibbs (916 touches) have had in their first three seasons...Henry went on to prove he could handle a massive workload, but he feels like an historical outlier rather than someone teams should use as proof that big-money running back deals are a good idea.

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Historical outlier who proved he could handle massive workload post-extension.

Henry is cited as a historical outlier success story for running back extensions, having signed a lucrative deal after accumulating only 580 touches in his first three seasons—significantly fewer than Robinson (1,003) and Gibbs (916). The source notes that while Henry proved he could handle a massive workload after his extension, he feels like an outlier rather than proof that big-money running back deals are a good idea, as most do not age well.

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