Nero Alexander is nearing the twilight of of his illustrious, hopefully hall of fame caliber career. As he enters his twelfth season in the big leagues, he is heavily regressing and expects to hand off the torch to younger players on the Yellowknife Wraiths defensive line. Although his speed and strength have not diminished, his old man body is getting tougher to condition and thus he's lost a great deal of endurance compared to his prime. While most people traditionally think of aging athletes as losing their athletic edge but making up for it with veteran wiles and technique, the opposite appears to be happening for Nero. His speed and strength remain elite, and he's only lost a bit of his agility, but his intelligence and tackling form have suffered greatly. It's probably the result of all those undiagnosed micro-concussions from banging heads with giant metal robot offensive lineman on every play. Hopefully as this season goes on, Alexander will be able to recover some of his memories and get the mental side of his game back into shape. This season will almost certainly not be as productive as the previous campaign, but the hope is that his speed and strength can make enough of a difference to expand on his career tackles for loss lead, but only time will tell.
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