They say that death and taxes are the biggest inevitability in life, but there’s a third one to add to the mix for NFL running backs.
Players at that position know that there’s a point where their body won’t be able to withstand the demands of the job and they know that the age of 30 is usually when people start looking for that development. Matt Forte is well aware of that after turning 30 at the tail end of a 2015 season that saw him miss three games with injuries before the Bears made it clear they wouldn’t consider re-signing their longtime tailback.
Forte wound up signing with the Jets and said last week that one of the reasons why the team was appealing was because of the work going on in the training room.
“That was one of the reasons for me wanting to come here, because the training room is so good,” Forte said, via NJ.com. “At this point in your career, health is so important. You’re not as young as you used to be, or recover as fast as you used to. But if you get the right [trainers] in there and work with them, you can turn back the time.”
Turning back time has proven to be a bridge too far since we became aware of the existence of time, but slowing it long enough for Forte to be productive a while longer isn’t an unreasonable goal.
