What Happened to the St Louis Juggernaut ??
[AP, 26 December 2006]
FAULK'S FUTURE UNCLEAR: Rams running back Marshall Faulk, a former NFL MVP who has been used sparingly this season, hasn't decided if he will keep playing. Earlier this year, he agreed to a restructured four-year contract and took a pay cut.
After St. Louis (5-10) was swept by the 49ers in a 24-20 loss Saturday, he said it wasn't the right time to discuss his future.
"To just give you a quick answer after a hard loss to a division opponent wouldn't even be right," he said. Then again, he also noted, it might not be his call.
"Although it's a game and it's my career and it's my life . . . it's a business to the people who own it," Faulk said. "There comes a time when they have to make decisions, business decisions."
Faulk, winding down his 12th season, has 267 yards rushing with no touchdowns and hasn't had a 1,000-yard rushing season since 2001. Plus Coach Mike Martz almost certainly won't be back.
"A new coach coming in, a new situation, you never know," Faulk said. "I've been around this game long enough to know anything can happen.
"Nobody can guarantee you, that's just how it is."