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Originally Posted by milkman
We need to do something about this falsehood.
The average career is 3 yrs because there are hundreds of players that get a few games on their resume and never sniff the NFL again.
Some get a couple of years holding down spots on bad teams until more talented players replace them.
The guys that have the talent to stick for longer usually go onto have 8, 10 years, or longer.
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Oh I know, and a guy picked at 34 that only played for 3 years would be considered a bad pick. BUT, in the NFL I don't think you can expect 10 years. If you got an elite player for 5 or 6 you made a good pick.