Herschel Walker: Can still play in NFL

[JonLP24]

An NFL running back at 52 years old?

Herschel Walker says it wouldn't be a problem for him.

"I can play in the NFL today," Walker told USA Today Sports. "I couldn't take every snap. But running backs nowadays don't play every down. Now they send in the choir section.

"Physically, I can still do it."
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10831945/herschel-walker-says-play-nfl

[KamaAina]

1. He wasn't all that good when he WAS in the NFL

[madinmaryland]

5. Actually he is one of the greatest back in NFL history. He is directly responsible

for THREE NFL Super Bowl Championships!!

He should be in the HoF!!

[KamaAina]

6. So Danny White had nothing to do with it?

Or Too Tall Jones?

[madinmaryland]

7. A punter?

I think he won a SB in 1979. A great year, as I recall. Dallas wins the Super Bowl. Pittsburgh wins the World Series. And I graduated high school!!

I had the world by the ass!!!!

[KamaAina]

8. That's the one.

He had kind of an unusual style.

[madinmaryland]

2. Heh! The Cowboys should pick him up so that they

could trade him to the Vikings for seven high draft picks.

Again!!

[JonLP24]

3. !!

[Goblinmonger]

14. Yeah, still too soon.

[Auggie]

4. He'd have to survive training camp first ...

no way.

[PeteSelman]

9. Walker is in ridiculously good shape.

Fights MMA and wins, still does thousands of push ups and sit ups a day and is otherworldly in his fitness.

But I don't think he could still play in the NFL. I don't think his foot speed can still be there.

[BootinUp]

11. Its taking the hits over and over again.

No way he would last even half a season. Body doesn't heal as fast at that age.

[BootinUp]

10. I felt he was always a bit nutty. nt

[Brother Buzz]

12. Which Herschel Walker was a bit nutty?

He suffered from multiple personality disorder (now called dissociative identity disorder, or DID) his entire life, but it wasn't properly diagnosed until after he retired from the NFL.

[NoGOPZone]

13. Jim Brown was only 47 when he considered coming out of retirement

Congrats Herschel, you finally surpassed Jim!