So the Miami Dolphins are reportedly interested in defensive end Chris Clemons in free agency, according to multiple reports.
And my immediate reaction is, why?
It's not that Clemons isn't a player. I mean, he was in the NFL last year. It's just that he hasn't been a good, reliable player for a couple of years and hasn't been a really good since maybe 2012. So this would be significant if it were four years ago.
But, sadly, this is 2016. And Chris Clemons is 34 years old.
And while some bigger, stronger defensive ends can play into their mid thirties, the smaller ones often start to break down and lose their explosion and that's the thing that typically made them effective because, obviously, it wasn't overpower size or strength.