you almost have to feel bad for running backs these days.
their bodies are the first to go, and their pay keeps going down
is it even worth being a running back any more
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...es-retirement/
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you almost have to feel bad for running backs these days.
their bodies are the first to go, and their pay keeps going down
is it even worth being a running back any more
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...es-retirement/
No, not worth it to be a running back. Not at all. At most, you get one good contract.
MJD played 9 years and made $36 million, despite having only one good contract. I don't feel sorry for him at all.
Even if you take out the one big contract, he played four years for $4.8 million. Not a bad jump start to adulthood. If that was all he had gotten, I still wouldn't feel sorry for him. If his career ended after his rookie contract, 3 years/$2.3 million, it would still have been a worthwhile endeavor for him. He might not have been set for life, but certainly would have been much better off than most 23 year olds starting off in adulthood.