Robert Turbin

I had a Ricky Waters jersey when he was with the Eagles, actually.

I wore it on the first day of school, I think of first or second grade.

Number one, the CBA.

That's the meat and potatoes of the conversation.

when it comes to the running backs.

What happens is you come into the league as a 22-year-old rookie, and basically you are handcuffed for five years.

So realistically, you don't have an opportunity to re-up or get a second contract unless

Until you're 27 years old.

By the time you're 27 years old, if you've carried the ball 250 times per year, they're

He may not have it the way he used to.

That may not be true for most running backs.

It is true for some.

The CBA is really what devalued the position because let's say you were able to get out of that contract or re-up out of that contract after three years.

Now you're a 25-year-old back still in his prime with an opportunity to maximize on economics from a contractual standpoint.

100%.

I mean, five years is, that's obviously not a full career.

That's not the type of career you would imagine for yourself.

But we know that the average is less than three years.

I was fortunate to play eight for a back.

That's pretty damn good.