Click here for linkWhen he spoke after his Pro Day -- the one in which he leveled his future running backs coach -- Alabama's Trent Richardson served as the unofficial spokesman for the Union of Disrespected Running Backs.
He'd done his homework. He heard all about how the "franchise running back" had become a thing of the past. He'd seen all the late-round or undrafted running backs prove that winning teams didn't need a big name lined up behind a star quarterback.
He was sick of it.
"We need to be up there high," Richardson said. "A lot of teams try to beat up on us a lot of times. When it comes down to it, I think they're going to need us early in our career."
As it turned out, Richardson was more than the right guy to deliver that message.