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INDIANAPOLIS – Despite evidence to the contrary – see: his 2016 season – Frank Gore can’t line up in the backfield forever. (Just don’t tell him that.) The Indianapolis Colts running back will be 34 next season. It could very well be his last in the NFL. (Again, don’t tell him this.)
“I still love the game,” Gore said late in the year. “I know I can still play it, and I came here for a reason.”
Gore didn’t come here to go 8-8 two years in a row.
But 34 years old is 34 years old, and it’s why Colts first-year General Manager Chris Ballard will look to answer this question in this week’s NFL draft: Who will be taking handoffs from Andrew Luck in the years to come?