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By position, anyone know the longest avg NFL career

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14 months ago

excluding kickers and punters and long snappers?
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14 months ago

This came up in a quick scan of google:

This post was edited by crimsonred124 on 3/29/2012 at 11:30 AM

How Long Is The Average Career Of An Nfl Player? | LIVESTRONG.COM

How Long Is The Average Career Of An Nfl Player?. The career of the average NFL player tends to be short. The National Football League is extremely competitive, so players must compete hard to keep their jobs against new players entering the league every year. The injury rate among NFL players is also extremely high. Careers often end suddenly when players can no longer perform at a high level....
www.livestrong.com
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crimsonred124 said...
This came up in a quick scan of google:

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14 months ago

I would imagin WR's would have the longest AVG
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14 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

If you are a good QB..... I'd say they last the longest since there are so few good ones available and it's also the "key" position. Likewise Good Centers can play a while in the NBA as there is not a large supply of guys 6'10+ walking around.
Jabrill Peppers...More I watch, the more I'm convinced he is the best player in the 2014 class. Barring injury, he will do special things.
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14 months ago

~Tide~ said...
excluding kickers and punters and long snappers?

If you put in the long snappers,then albarn players have the longest careers
IF IT FEELS GOOD,YOU AIN'T DOING IT RIGHT!
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flame said...
If you put in the long snappers,then albarn players have the longest careers

True story. The worst player on my high school football team was the starting long snapper for Auburn about ten years ago. I'm not exaggerating when I say worst. He could barely run in a straight line and he couldn't block or tackle.
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BamaBornDukie said...
If you are a good QB..... I'd say they last the longest since there are so few good ones available and it's also the "key" position. Likewise Good Centers can play a while in the NBA as there is not a large supply of guys 6'10+ walking around.

The linked article backs your opinion up.
Qbs at 4.4 (average including top stars and one time shot guys)...I wonder if the big contracts for the top ones, cheap contracts for the backups make this the case?
I would have thought it was OL for sure.
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