MJD retires at 29

[red]

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/2015/03/05/maurice-jones-drew-announces-retirement/

[smuggler]

No, not worth it to be a running back. Not at all. At most, you get one good contract.

[Patler]

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.