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On Aug. 5, Larry Fitzgerald caught a Hail Mary?that would elude most wide receivers older than 30: He snagged an $11 million contract extension.As starting salaries escalate, surveying the market for aging wide receivers in their 30s?is becoming as painful as going across the middle of the field against an awaiting safety. The crash point is around?32, although some veterans can buy more time by playing at a lower wage.Last season, 25 wide receivers who were 30 years old or older caught at least one pass. Thats significantly fewer that the number of 30-or-older receivers who caught at least one pass in 2008 (37). 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 at a high level, so I just take it one year at a time.Now 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. 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GENEVA -- Four teams, including five-time winner Bayern Munich, sealed early places in the Champions League knockout rounds on Tuesday.Barcelona, shockingly, was not among them despite Lionel Messis goal taking a first-half lead at Manchester City.Pep Guardiolas team turned a memorable game on its head to win 3-1, and end the English sides run of being outclassed by its coachs former club in recent years.Now, we realize we won against the best team (in the world), Guardiola said. For the future generations, they are going to realize, `Wow these guys are able to beat the best team.Bayern and Atletico Madrid both advanced from Group D, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain booked their tickets from Group A to the round of 16.Arsenal took an adventurous route in Bulgaria, trailing Ludogorets Razgrad by two early goals before Mesut Ozils sublime solo goal in the 88th minute clinched a 3-2 win.Here is how Tuesdays action unfolded:----GROUP AArsenal and PSG are tied on 10 points and each could win the group -- and seeded status in the round of 16 draw -- with victory when they play in London on Nov. 23.Both needed late goals to secure three points on Tuesday.PSG dominated at Basel but a 2-1 win was only sealed in the 90th by defender Thomas Meuniers volleyed shot from outside the penalty area into the top right corner of the net. The Swiss side was down to 10 men at the time, following an 84th minute red card for midfielder Geoffroy Serey Die.Basels leveler in the 76th was also a stunner. Substitute Luca Zuffis dipping shot from 35 meters out deceived goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.PSG had led in the 43rd when Blaise Matuidi diverted Meuniers shot across the goalmouth with a deft flick off his right heel.Arsenal advanced from its group for a 17th consecutive season under coach Arsene Wenger.Down 2-0 after 15 minutes, the game was soon level through goals by Granit Xhaka and Olivier Giroud.Ozil then perhaps bettered his hat trick in a 6-0 rout of Ludogorets last month. He collected a through ball, lifted it over goalkeeper Milan Borjan, and then glided past two defenders before calmly slotting into an empty net.---GROUP BIn a tight group, Napoli and Benfica are on seven points with unbeaten Besiktas on six.Penalties were key to Besiktas and Napoli drawing 1-1 in Istanbul, and Benfica beating visiting Dynamo Kiev 1-0.Besiktas led in the 79th when Ricardo Queresma scored from the spot, and Napoli talisman Marek Hamsiks arching shot from distance leveled three minutes later.There were reports that a Napoli fan was stabbed before the match in an Istanbul metro station after a clash between supporters.Eduardo Salvio put Benfica ahead with a powerfully hit spot-kick in first-half stoppage time, and Dynaamo was denied an equalizer when goalkeeper Ederson saved a penalty from Junior Moraes.dddddddddddd---GROUP CManchester City had lost all five Champions League games against Barcelona since 2012 -- including a 4-0 mauling at Camp Nou two weeks ago.Messis 90th goal in Europes top club competition in the 21st minute, finishing a clinical counter-attack, suggested a repeat.However, inspired by Kevin De Bruyne, Guardiolas team fought back first through Ilkay Gundogan in the 39th.De Bruyne fired in a free kick in the 51st, and then sent a stunning through-ball for the third, slammed in by Gundogan from close range in the 74th.Celtic did City a favor by levelling late in a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Moussa Dembeles penalty in the 76th cancelled out Lars Stindls opener in the 32nd.Barcelona leads with nine points, two clear of Man City. `Gladbach has four, trailing City by three points before they meet in Germany on Nov. 23. Celtic has only an outside chance on two points.---GROUP DAtletico, beaten finalist in two of the past three seasons, is the only club with four wins.Antoine Griezmanns stoppage time goal, adding to his acrobatic opener in the 28th, clinched a 2-1 win against Russian newcomer Rostov. Sardar Azmouns leveler in the 30th was the first goal conceded by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak in this seasons competition.Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski scored twice in a comeback 2-1 win in Eindhoven, where PSV led through defender Santiago Arias in the 14th.Lewandowski already struck a post and the crossbar with headers before he scored with a 34th-minute penalty. The Poland star finished off a cross by David Alaba in the 74th, and later had another shot hit the bar.Rostov and PSV have a point each, and Bayern has nine, trailing Atletico by three.Bayern hosts Atletico in the last game next month, and whichever finishes runner-up will likely be the most dangerous unseeded team in the round of 16 draw.---PRIZE MONEYTeams advancing Tuesday ensured an extra 5.5 million euros ($6.1 million) payment from UEFA for playing in the round of 16.UEFA pays a basic fee of 12 million euros ($13.3 million) to clubs in the group stage, and adds 1.5 million euros ($1.66 million) for each win and 500,000 euros ($553,000) for a draw.The 32 group-stage teams share a UEFA prize fund of more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.45 billion).Earlier Tuesday, UEFA said Manchester City got the biggest payday last season -- collecting 83.8 million euros ($92.6 million) despite reaching only the semifinals. Citys total was boosted by a share of valuable British television rights. 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