The Facts: Gore is not one for obsessing over others' opinions. But never make the mistake of believing he is unaware of the sentiments. After one of his intense workout sessions ends the conversation turns to a frequent topic around the Colts: The age of their starting running back and his career-low 3.7 yards per carry last season. "Believe me, I listen," Gore said. "When I hear it, that's when I attack my training. When I'm tired, I tell myself what the people are saying about me. In that second workout when I'm saying, 'Man, I don't want to do this.' I remind myself, 'They're saying you're old. They're saying you're 33. They're saying you can't do it this year.' I play games with myself off that stuff."

Diehards Line: Thirty-three-year old running backs who are their teams’ primary ball carriers are exceedingly rare. Thirty-three-year old running backs who reach the 1,000-yard plateau – where Gore is setting his sights for 2016 – are football’s pink unicorn. No running back has eclipsed 1,000 yards in a season at 33 or older since Redskins great John Riggins in 1984 (Riggins was 35). Gore, playing for a team beset by quarterback injuries and an underperforming offensive line, fell 33 yards short with 967 yards in 2015 at 32-years old. Worth noting: When Gore mentions his “second workout,” he’s talking about his second workout of the day. He’ll return to the field in the evening several times a week, adding football-specific field work to his regimen of speed, agility and strength training in the early morning. This has been the regimen for 12 years now. It’s worked, without fail, and Gore’s not about to let age become a mitigating factor. So, after his 3 ½ hours of combined work in the morning, Gore gets in a second session. “I try to do two workouts three times a week,” Gore said. “It makes my mind stronger going into camp. ..." Fantasy owners drafting Gore at his current ADP (RB29) are hoping the hard work continues to pay off.