[Sylvanfan]

Rookie running backs who aren't high picks are kind of damned if they do and damned if they don't. Running back is a position where Rookie players tend to be very productive. It's the one position in the NFL where an inexperienced player can have a huge impact. Problem is that after 5 years, most of them are on the downside of their career from the abuse they've taken and can't get paid anymore. The smart thing for teams to do, is to not pay these guys and go find another young guy in the draft.

So if there is one player in pro sports who should want to get paid, it's a productive NFL running back going into those 3rd to 5th years of his contract. That is the players window to make his money before he gets cast off to the scrap heap.