the Detroit Lions. At the age of 33,?Steve Smith Sr. went from $7.5 million a year to $3.5 million.For a 32-year-old receiver to accept playing for less than half his old salary is tough. Marshall joked that he

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Navys ground attack was relentless, and its defense definitely got the job done when it mattered.And now Navy has something it has never had before -- a division championship.Will Worth rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns and Shawn White added 150 yards and three scores as Navy walloped East Carolina 66-31 on Saturday.The win gave the Midshipmen (8-2, 6-1 AAC) the American Athletic Conferences West Division title and propelled them into the conference championship game, while the Pirates (3-8, 1-6) lost for the eighth time in their last nine games. Navy, which will be playing in its first conference title game, leads the all-time series 5-1.This feels great, Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said. Nobody gave us much respect this year, and our kids took that to heart all season. Our kids have kept their mouths quiet, and Im proud of the way theyve played. Were excited about this win.The result spoiled ECUs senior day celebration for Zay Jones, who passed former teammate and current Atlanta Falcon Justin Hardy for the FBS career receptions record.Jones caught 12 passes for 212 and two touchdowns, giving him 392 career catches. Jones broke Hardys old record of 387 catches -- for 4,541 yards and 35 touchdowns -- set two seasons ago.We fought hard, but this is one of those games, especially when you play against a team like Navy, ECUs first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery said. The two three-and-out possessions, scored touchdowns and the muffed kickoff return make it hard to get into the game when youre trying to steal possessions. Im just so happy for Zay. He has just been wonderful -- he had a seamless transition into this new staff and new situation and new mindset.Worth became the fifth player in Navy history to rush for over 1,000 yards and pass for over 1,000 in the same season. He rushed for over 100 yards in his sixth straight game.This is something were definitely excited about, Worth said. Weve just got to keep this thing rolling and finish it out strong. We just kind of got in a groove and everything was working for us. Just to be able to spread the ball around like that, it was all working.The 100-plus rushing totals from Worth and White marked the third straight game in which a duo of opposing runners broke the century mark against ECU.The O-line played their butts off and made a lot of big holes for me, White said. A-backs and wide receivers were on the outside making great blocks and I was just able to see it and read it. Those holes got really, really wide. Especially for a big guy like me.James Summers rushed for 134 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown, for the Pirates.Navys seniors became the Academys all-time winningest class at 37-13 over its four seasons so far. The 1909 (36-7-5) and 2015 classes (36-16) had jointly held the record.Navy was playing one day after U.S. Marshall Patrick Carothers, a father of five including freshman reserve linebacker Paul Carothers, was shot and killed while serving a warrant in rural southeast Georgia.THE TAKEAWAYNavy: The Mids triple-option offense is a death by a thousand cuts for all but the best opponents, and thats the way they like it. With a double-threat quarterback in Worth and a dominant fullback in White, Navy has scored 42 or more points six times this season.East Carolina: The Pirates put together plenty of offensive fireworks, but were being outrushed for over 100 yards per contest before getting crushed in that part of the game (483-181) on Saturday. Theyll get one more chance to play spoiler, and then run defense must be an off-season project.STAT LINENavys nine rushing touchdowns were the most ever against ECU, surpassing the record of eight set by the Mids in 2010. 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There could be as few as 20 in 2016.Each year the league says goodbye to big names who filled fantasy leagues. Look at the current group of unemployed wide receivers: Wes Welker, Roddy White, Jerricho Cotchery, Jason Avant, Marques Colston, Dwayne Bowe, Devin Hester and Miles Austin. All are 31 or older. James Jones just landed a job with the San Diego Chargers. Andre Johnson had to accept a $975,000 salary to sign with the Tennessee Titans. Greg Jennings, Malcom Floyd and Lance Moore retired.The only aging receivers going strong in?both pay and play are Fitzgerald, of the Arizona Cardinals, and the New York Jets Brandon Marshall. Both are 32, though Fitzgerald turns 33 on Aug. 31.With Larry and I, you never know, but we are feeling good, Marshall said. We are living in the moment and we have no plans of slowing down anytime soon.Fitzgerald caught 109 passes for 1,215 yards last season. Marshall, dumped by the Chicago Bears for a fifth-round pick, had 109 catches for 1,502 yards. He makes $8.6 million per year.I think I can play as long as I want to, barring any significant injury, Lord willing, Marshall said. My game has never been built off speed. Its built on separation and understanding the game and knowing what Im doing. The big thing is using my body and my strength, and you have until you are 50, 60 and 70 years old using your strength. Im still pretty fast and pretty quick, which still gives me the ability to go for 1,500 yards.But both players know the NFL stands for Not For Long. Any drop in production could lead to a drop in salary and a quick career exit. Last month, Fitzgerald said he would be lying if he didnt think about retirement, but hes not close to that point yet.I have lot of good football left in me, Fitzgerald told the NFL Network. But I feel great. I can still play aat a high level, so I just take it one year at a time.ddddddddddddNow he has another year and contract through the 2017 season.Normally, aging receivers have to adjust their mindset as they maneuver toward their 30s. An ESPN?study showed the peaks and valleys of receivers as they age. The study reviewed receivers who had at least four years of experience dating back to 2001 through last season; it took into account the 50 most productive receivers during that 15-year period.The study showed that the top?50 receivers peaked at 27, averaging?79.2 catches?and 1,083 yards at that age. There was?little drop-off in yards over the next two years, from?1,049 at age 28 to 1,027 at 29. By age 30, the receivers average yards per season dropped below 1,000, to 962, though there was a slight uptick at the age of 31 to 990.The big fall took place at age 32, when the receivers average yards per season dropped all the way down to 827.Declining numbers means declining pay.Coaches tend to move outside receivers into the slot as they cross the 30-year-old barrier, and that usually lessens their salaries. Anquan Boldin was lucky enough to get a two-year, $12 million deal at the age of 33, but he just took $2.75 million, at 35, to be a slot receiver for the Detroit Lions. At the age of 33,?Steve Smith Sr. went from $7.5 million a year to $3.5 million.For a 32-year-old receiver to accept playing for less than half his old salary is tough. Marshall joked that he could go into TV?rather than take the big pay cut, even though he loves the game.In fact, Marshall loves the game so much he it took to heart this spring when Jets coach Todd Bowles asked him to?lose weight. Marshall?usually weighs between 240 to 245 pounds in the offseason. He remembers Michael Strahan once telling him the older a player gets, the more weight he needs to lose.So he did it. Marshall is now around 220 pounds and is having a good camp.Odds still go against receivers once they?reach the age of 32. Since 2010,?only four (Fitzgerald, Johnson, Smith and Reggie Wayne) have had?1,000-yard seasons at that age, and only two have had 1,000-yard seasons at 33 (Boldin and Wayne) and 34 (Boldin and Smith).Can Fitzgerald and Marshall break the trend and follow up their monster 2015 seasons with huge numbers again? Only time will tell. ' ' '