re: Sports Records That Will Never Be Broken

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he'd be the oldest RB in history. not happnin. he got about 4 left, maybe

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Smith retired when he was 35. That means AD would have seven more seasons left if he also retires at 35. He would need an average of about 1,175 if he plays seven more seasons. Obviously, his production will slip a little, but that's certainly manageable for him. Let's pretend AD averages 1,250 yards over the next four seasons (he's only had one season in his entire career when he's had fewer than 1,250, and that was when he only played 12 games in 2011 and had 970 yards, so despite aging, I think that's a pretty conservative estimate). He's now only about 3,000 yards short at this point, with three seasons until he hits 35. And if he's reasonably close at 34 or 35, I could see him playing until he was 37 or so, even in a backup role, just to get the record.