Article By Carson Tigges on 17th March, 2010
Your 1982 Buick? That thing in your basement that keeps ticking? Maybe even your grandparents?
In a bit of a contrast, NFL general managers will seemingly all return the same answer: 30-year-old running backs.
At the beginning of the NFL’s free-agent signing period, three of the best running backs of the past decade—LaDainian Tomlinson, Brian Westbrook, and Thomas Jones—were all searching for new teams. Tomlinson and Jones have since caught on with new teams—the Jets and Chiefs, respectively, where each figures to share carries with younger running backs—while Westbrook is still on the market.