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Seven NFL stars likely to fade in 2017

Richard Sherman

Frank Gore, running back, Indianapolis Colts

When is Gore going to actually hit that wall every running back before him has? Here’s a dude that entered last season with over 3,000 career touches under his belt. He responded by recording 1,302 total yards and eight touchdowns for the Colts.

That’s simply absurd given the tread on his tires and his advanced age of 33. It really does speak volumes about Gore’s longevity, something pretty much every great running back before him can’t say.

Gore will now head into the 2017 at the age of 34. To put that into perspective, Carson Wentz was not even a teenager when Gore made his NFL debut with San Francisco back in 2005.

But as with every running back before him in the history of the game, Father Time will surely catch up to Gore. He’s put it off for some time now. He just can’t put it off forever.

Averaging less than four yards per rush since joining the Colts in 2015, signs have been there that show Gore is in the midst of regression. The issue here is that Indianapolis has not had anyone to take the workload away from this future Hall of Famer.

This is something first-year Colts general manager Chris Ballard will surely fix during the 2017 NFL Draft. If so, look for Gore’s production to take a major hit in 2017. The writing is on the wall. It just remains to be seen if Gore can continue to erase it.

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