HOUSTON – OCTOBER 02: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger #17 of the Pittsburgh Steelers winces in pain after being sacked by outside linebacker Mario Williams #90 of the Houston Texans> at Reliant Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
My rule when ranking NFL free agents: Nobody age 30 or over in the top 10 — unless you are a quarterback.
You can be 30 and a star, and you won’t be atop my list. I just can’t see the rationale in spending big money on a 30-or-older player when it’s almost a certainty that the player won’t be playing at a high level for the duration of the contract.
The target age is 26 or 27.
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