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Originally Posted by smootsmack
By the way, this is probably nothing more than just a coincidence. But does anyone have a theory as to why whenever an NFL player retires "early" it's always a running back; Jim Brown, Robert Smith, Barry Sanders, Ricky Wiliams?
Is running back the most physically and mentally challenging position? Is that why?
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good question. prolly is the most physically demanding, running headlong into guys bigger than you, with a huge target on your chest. practically every down (if you're a star back like these guys ALL were).
i'd say that and the singular pressure put on you second only to the QB. there is more than one WR in an offense, but only one 'real' back