After a so-so rookie campaign, Falcons running back Devonta Freeman has exploded over the last two years to become one of the NFL's best players at his position. He's taken 619 touches and accumulated 3,175 yards in those two seasons -- more yards than any other running back in football.

That performance led Freeman's agent, Kristin Campbell, to say this week that, "It's time for the Falcons to pay him like the elite back he is," per NFL.com.

It seems like the Falcons got her message, loud and clear. General manager Thomas Dimitroff addressed the subject at Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday, noting that while negotiations for an extension won't begin until after the Super Bowl itself, the Falcons do consider Freeman a priority.

"Devonta obviously is a very good football player," Dimitroff said, per ESPN.com. "We want him to be here with us, and we are going to address that in the offseason, which is what we should. I think we're in a really good spot with a number of players on this team that we're going to look to continue to re-up here. Devonta's one we're going to have that discussion with. We're confident that we're going to have him here for years to come."

What does "elite" running back money look like these days? Here's a sampling of the most lucrative running back contracts signed over the last two years:

  • Adrian Peterson: three years, $42 million ($20 million guaranteed), signed 2015
  • LeSean McCoy: five years, $40 million ($18.25 million guaranteed), signed 2015
  • Doug Martin: five years, $35.75 million ($15 million guaranteed), signed 2016
  • Chris Ivory: five years, $32 million ($10 million guaranteed), signed 2016
  • Lamar Miller: four years, $26 million ($14 million guaranteed), signed 2016

So, it looks like Freeman can expect a deal ranging from three to five years, worth between $6.4 million and $14 million per year. That's obviously a huge range, but Peterson's contract is actually an outlier in this group. The other four deals are much more similar: four or five years, $6.4 million to $8 million per year, with between $10 million and $18.25 million in guarantees. It's a good bet that Freeman's next deal falls somewhere in that range.