Barry Foster, who led the AFC in rushing last season with 1,690 yards, agreed to a contract extension through 1996 with the Pittsburgh Steelers that makes him the NFL's second-highest paid running back.

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Foster's deal includes a signing bonus worth at least $1 million and an annual salary of about $2.5 million beginning in 1994. He's currently making $460,000 in the second year of a two-year contract.Buffalo's Thurman Thomas is the NFL's highest-paid running back.

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