Rocky Arceneaux remembers telling an acquaintance a couple of years ago that Marshall Faulk was a once-in-a-lifetime client.
And then along came Ezekiel Elliott.
Arceneaux, the St. Louis sports agent, represented the greatest pro running back in area sports history in Faulk. Now, he represents Elliott, who in less than two weeks will become one of the highest-drafted St. Louis-bred running backs in NFL history.
For Arceneaux, it’s his twice-in-a-lifetime running back.
“I’m gonna see if I can coin the phrase,” Arceneaux laughed.
It doesn’t take long to run down the list of first-round running backs from St.