On Aug. 5, Larry Fitzgerald caught a Hail Mary?that would elude most wide receivers older than 30: He snagged an $11 million contract extension.As starting salaries escalate, surveying the market for aging wide receivers in their 30s?is becoming as painful as going across the middle of the field against an awaiting safety. The crash point is around?32, although some veterans can buy more time by playing at a lower wage.Last season, 25 wide receivers who were 30 years old or older caught at least one pass. Thats significantly fewer that the number of 30-or-older receivers who caught at least one pass in 2008 (37). There could be as few as 20 in 2016.Each year the league says goodbye to big names who filled fantasy leagues. Look at the current group of unemployed wide receivers: Wes Welker, Roddy White, Jerricho Cotchery, Jason Avant, Marques Colston, Dwayne Bowe, Devin Hester and Miles Austin. All are 31 or older. James Jones just landed a job with the San Diego Chargers. Andre Johnson had to accept a $975,000 salary to sign with the Tennessee Titans. Greg Jennings, Malcom Floyd and Lance Moore retired.The only aging receivers going strong in?both pay and play are Fitzgerald, of the Arizona Cardinals, and the New York Jets Brandon Marshall. Both are 32, though Fitzgerald turns 33 on Aug. 31.With Larry and I, you never know, but we are feeling good, Marshall said. We are living in the moment and we have no plans of slowing down anytime soon.Fitzgerald caught 109 passes for 1,215 yards last season. Marshall, dumped by the Chicago Bears for a fifth-round pick, had 109 catches for 1,502 yards. He makes $8.6 million per year.I think I can play as long as I want to, barring any significant injury, Lord willing, Marshall said. My game has never been built off speed. Its built on separation and understanding the game and knowing what Im doing. The big thing is using my body and my strength, and you have until you are 50, 60 and 70 years old using your strength. Im still pretty fast and pretty quick, which still gives me the ability to go for 1,500 yards.But both players know the NFL stands for Not For Long. Any drop in production could lead to a drop in salary and a quick career exit. Last month, Fitzgerald said he would be lying if he didnt think about retirement, but hes not close to that point yet.I have lot of good football left in me, Fitzgerald told the NFL Network. But I feel great. I can still play at a high level, so I just take it one year at a time.Now he has another year and contract through the 2017 season.Normally, aging receivers have to adjust their mindset as they maneuver toward their 30s. An ESPN?study showed the peaks and valleys of receivers as they age. The study reviewed receivers who had at least four years of experience dating back to 2001 through last season; it took into account the 50 most productive receivers during that 15-year period.The study showed that the top?50 receivers peaked at 27, averaging?79.2 catches?and 1,083 yards at that age. There was?little drop-off in yards over the next two years, from?1,049 at age 28 to 1,027 at 29. By age 30, the receivers average yards per season dropped below 1,000, to 962, though there was a slight uptick at the age of 31 to 990.The big fall took place at age 32, when the receivers average yards per season dropped all the way down to 827.Declining numbers means declining pay.Coaches tend to move outside receivers into the slot as they cross the 30-year-old barrier, and that usually lessens their salaries. Anquan Boldin was lucky enough to get a two-year, $12 million deal at the age of 33, but he just took $2.75 million, at 35, to be a slot receiver for the Detroit Lions. At the age of 33,?Steve Smith Sr. went from $7.5 million a year to $3.5 million.For a 32-year-old receiver to accept playing for less than half his old salary is tough. Marshall joked that he could go into TV?rather than take the big pay cut, even though he loves the game.In fact, Marshall loves the game so much he it took to heart this spring when Jets coach Todd Bowles asked him to?lose weight. Marshall?usually weighs between 240 to 245 pounds in the offseason. He remembers Michael Strahan once telling him the older a player gets, the more weight he needs to lose.So he did it. Marshall is now around 220 pounds and is having a good camp.Odds still go against receivers once they?reach the age of 32. Since 2010,?only four (Fitzgerald, Johnson, Smith and Reggie Wayne) have had?1,000-yard seasons at that age, and only two have had 1,000-yard seasons at 33 (Boldin and Wayne) and 34 (Boldin and Smith).Can Fitzgerald and Marshall break the trend and follow up their monster 2015 seasons with huge numbers again? Only time will tell. Anthony Castonzo Jersey . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. Darius Leonard Jersey . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.coltsfansshop.com/Colts-Reggie-Wayne-Draft-Jersey/ .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. 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Tennessee, which slipped from ninth to 18th in the Top 25 released Sunday, was outgained 594-163 and outrushed 438-32 while dealing with multiple injuries on both sides of the ball.We said we wanted a complete game -- and they certainly did that, Alabama coach Nick Saban said.Indeed, Alabama dominated all phases of the game in the type of outing that should provide plenty of momentum heading into the Texas A&M showdown.The same defense that had yielded 473 yards in a 49-30 victory over Arkansas a week earlier never allowed Tennessee (5-2, 2-2) to move the ball. Tennessees lone touchdown came after the Volunteers recovered a fumble at Alabamas 11-yard line.Tide safety Eddie Jackson said the defense benefited from a meeting the secondary had held earlier in the week.We feel like we were letting the guys up front down, so we stepped it up in practice with one of our best weeks and prepared for this game, Jackson said.Saban noted that Alabama was particularly impressive in third-down defense, as Tennessee went just 3 of 16 in those situations. Alabama will need to continue that progress against a Texas A&M offense averaging an SEC-leading 532.8 yards per game.We havent played great on third down (or) as well as we thought we could this year, Saban said. But we did a great job today. I think that was a big point of emphasis for us going into this game. When you play these no-huddle, fastbaall teams, when you dont get off the field on third down, they have extended drives.dddddddddddd Players get tired. Thats when they get rolling, thats (when) they create momentum.Alabamas defense stopped big plays but continued producing them. Ronnie Harrisons 58-yard interception return was the Tides eighth defensive touchdown of the season. Jackson added a 79-yard punt return for Alabamas 11th non-offensive touchdown of the year.On offense, freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts continues to show remarkable poise in big-game situations. The same guy who orchestrated victories at Mississippi and Arkansas earlier this year ran for 132 yards and three touchdowns against Tennessee.He looks like a junior or senior out there sometimes, Alabama defensive end Dalvin Tomlinson said.Tomlinson says practicing against Hurts all week helps prepare Alabamas defense for mobile quarterbacks. That work paid off Saturday as Tennessees Joshua Dobbs threw for just 92 yards and was sacked three times and held to minus-31 yards on seven carries.Hurts helped Alabama produce its highest single-game rushing total in 30 years Saturday. Bo Scarbrough gained 109 yards -- including an 85-yard touchdown -- and Damien Harris ran for 94 yards. Alabama averaged 8.5 yards per carry thanks to a team effort, as the backs continually benefited from the downfield blocking of the receiving corps.The next step for Hurts is to develop into a more consistent passer. Hurts was 16 of 26 for 143 yards with an interception against Tennessee. 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