Endangered Species

As I watch the NFL Scouting Combine, it seems like the days of the featured running back are going away. So many teams like the Pats do "running back by committee".

This could be the second time in 51 years where a running back wasn't drafted in the first round. It happened last year. The NFL leading rushers in 2013 were mostly drafted in rounds 3-5. That has been the trend in recent years.

Running backs also have the shortest careers. So many are done too soon.