Even though in most professions, a 27-year-old is probably just entering their prime, the life of an
NFL running back in much different. For example, 27-year-old Dallas Cowboys' running back Ezekiel Elliott is widely considered to be enter the final phase of his career.
Even though in most professions, a 27-year-old is probably just entering their prime, the life of an
Elliot hasn't broken 100 yards rushing in any of Dallas' first 6 games to start the 2022 season,
even though he is contributing to the team. He's still scoring touchdowns and picking up first downs for the team
, but he's not performing like he once did in his career. This season he averaging 4.1 yards per carry,
and 64.3 yards per game. Both of those numbers are below his career average.
Even though his current yards per game number is above last season's,
Even though in most professions, a 27-year-old is probably just entering their prime, the life of an
he has declined in that stat every year since his rookie year. Starting with 108.7 yards per game in 2016 dropping down to 58.9 yards per game last year.