Denver Broncos GM George Paton revealed last Thursday the team's intent to tender restricted free-agent running back Phillip Lindsay. Paton was unsure at which level Lindsay would be tendered but it'll likely be at the second-round level.
Such a tender would provide Lindsay with a nice windfall in 2021. Although it'd be just a one-year contract, he'd earn a projected $3,384,000 on the second-round RFA tender, which would represent more than 4x raise over last year's $750,000 salary.
To Hall-of-Fame running back Terrell Davis, whom Lindsay once importuned for his approval to wear the legendary jersey No. 30, that $3.384M single-year raise isn't enough. In Davis' estimation, Paton needs to show Lindsay the money on a multi-year deal, even if it isn't top-of-the-market level.
“The Broncos gotta do right by Phillip Lindsay, man,” Davis said on NFL Network. “Listen, the dude came in as an undrafted free agent, came in the first two seasons [with] back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. And listen, he’s been putting in work, he’s been showing up, doing everything he’s supposed to do.