Frank Gore isn't scared of anything. Not the next hit he'll take.

Not how many yards he'll gain. And especially not questions about his age.Whatever fears the 36-year-old Buffalo Bills running back once had evaporated during his college days at Miami where his pro football career was in jeopardy of being over before it even began after Gore tore ligaments in both knees over a two-year span."Fear? As long as I'm healthy I'm good Devin Singletary NFL Draft ," Gore said."Just knowing it could be taken away from me, that's why I try to go hard every time," he added. "What I've been through, I know it's not guaranteed. So why not? I feel if God blessed me to do this, why not go have fun? Why not go 110 (percent)?"And don't ever suggest luck has had anything to do with it."I've been through a lot. To get here wasn't easy for me. I've been through ups and downs. I had to learn how to walk again, run, get my mind strong," Gore said. "I can't say luck. I'm blessed. It's the man above."Though Gore is known for putting himself through a grueling offseason workout regimen, someone has certainly been looking out for him over a career which stands as a model of consistency and durability. And he's showing no signs of dipping five games into his 15th season, and first with the Bills.Since the San Francisco 49ers selected him in the third round of the 2005 draft, Gore has missed just 14 games because of injury — and only two since 2011.In the meantime, Gore has eclipsed his contemporaries — including college teammates Clinton Portis and Willis McGahee, as well as former Bills teammate LeSean McCoy — to enter an elite echelon.Two weeks ago, he became the fourth player to surpass 15,000 yards rushing with a 109-yard performance in a 16-10 loss to New England.When Buffalo (4-1) returns from its bye week off to host Miami on Oct. 20, Gore will be 79 yards away from becoming the ninth player to reach 19,000all-purpose yards.Age hasn't been an issue. According to Pro Football Reference, Gore's 6,242 yards rushing after turning 30 lead all players.Gore has finished each of his 14 seasons leading his teams in yards rushing, including a three-year stint in Indianapolis and last season in Miami. And he's currently leading Buffalo with 333 yards rushing on 75 carries.The numbers are so mind-boggling, Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas couldn't think of a better way of expressing his respect than by saying: "Frank freaking Gore.""That's crazy, crazy numbers Devin Singletary Buffalo Bills Jersey ," said the former Bills star. "I don't think he gets the respect that he deserves throughout the National Football League. People need to take notice and really understand his career and understand that this guy has been a great player throughout."Thomas isn't making comparisons in noting that unlike Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton, Gore having played on some forgettable teams. Gore has reached the playoffs only three times, all during the 49ers' three-year run ending with the Super Bowl loss to Baltimore in the 2012 season.What led Thomas to take notice is when noting Gore joined Smith as being the only two running backs to have started 200 games."Phew, I don't know, can he play two more years?" Thomas said. "Probably so."Gore doesn't have an expiration date in mind. He reassesses his future each offseason in determining whether he still believes he can produce and, just as important, whether a team is interested in signing him.Gore acknowledged a sense of relief when the Bills contacted him once the free-agency period opened in March. He was so excited upon signing a one-year contract, Gore spent part of the day parading around the team's facility wearing a Bills helmet."A lot of teams are scared to deal with guys my age, at my position," he said. "They say, a running back shouldn't be playing past 30. Can't do it."Gore's proving to be an exception, even if it means putting up with a few old-man jokes.Teammates rib Gore by noting they were in middle school when toggling him while playing Madden NFL.Upon suggesting a reporter watch tape of his running style in college, Gore broke into a hearty laugh when jokingly asked if they used film back then.And Gore smiled, when noting the only thing that makes him feel old is being reunited with former college and 49ers teammate Ken Dorsey, who now serves as the Bills quarterbacks coach.Dorsey isn't surprised by Gore's accomplishments. He recalled how driven Gore was to stand out among his peers at Miami before and especially after his knee injuries."Obviously, when you're young, you're not saying, 'OK, this guy's going to be a top-four leading rusher' at the time. But now, looking back it makes sense," Dorsey said. "He's always wanted to be on the football field. He's always wanted to play and compete. That's just who he is."Gore chalks it up to one simple reason: his love of football.It's a passion he developed as a youngster playing tackle football with his friends in the backyards, streets and playgrounds in Coral Gables Color Rush Devin Singletary Jersey , Florida. He took pride in knowing how difficult it was to bring him down.It's the same desire that got him through his injuries, and what keeps him coming back each spring."I don't think about no age," Gore said. "As long as you love it, and continue to think young, you can do it, right?" When the Buffalo Bills drafted talented defensive tackle Ed Oliver with the No. 9 overall pick in this April’s NFL Draft, Jordan Phillips knew he was on notice, and that the pressure was on to perform. Phillips, who signed a one-year deal with the Bills in March after spending the final 12 games of 2018 with the team, has been a fan favorite for much of his two seasons in Western New York. He can often be seen encouraging the fans and his teammates to get loud and pumped up for the team, especially on critical third-down plays. But while Phillips has been great at being a passionate teammate, his on-field performance wasn’t matching his enthusiasm—until Week 5 of the 2019 season. Phillips, who entered Buffalo’s road clash against the Tennessee Titans with 5.5 career sacks to his name in 48 career games, erupted for a career-high three sacks of quarterback Marcus Mariota to spark the Bills to a 4-1 record for the first time since the 2011 season. Believe it or not, it was his first three-sack game at any level of organized football—Pop Warner, high school, college or the NFL. Phillips has openly admitted that he has used the lack of recognition as motivation for his play. “I’ve been motivated all year,” said Phillips, who tweeted that the league is going to have to respect him sooner or later following a Week 4 loss to the New England Patriots. “I’ve been under the radar for some reason all year.”Against the Titans, Phillips became the first member of the Bills to amass three sacks since Lorenzo Alexander had three during a 30-19 road win over the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 9, 2016. Phillips also became the first Bill with three sacks in a half since Mario Williams in a 24-23 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 15, 2013. With fellow defensive tackle Harrison Phillips out for the rest of the season after tearing his ACL during the Week 3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals Youth Devin Singletary Jersey , Phillips’s arrival as a pass rusher has been a much-needed boost to Leslie Frazier’s defense. In five games, Phillips has a career-best four sacks and six quarterback hits to go with ten tackles (six for a loss) while appearing in 38 percent of Buffalo’s defensive snaps. Phillips has also contributed on special teams. “It’s great to see Jordan come out and play like he played against Tennessee and he’s, he’s been pretty consistent for us throughout the season,” Frazier said of Phillips this week, who leads the Bills in sacks. “Even going back to when we acquired him (after Miami released him). When you use the word dynamic, I smiled in my heart because he sees himself as a dynamic player and I’m always giving him a hard time about that part of things. It was big for us the way he played against the Titans. We’re going to need that going forward. He’s one of those guys who has a ton of ability. If he can consistently give us what we saw in that ballgame, that’ll be really good for our defense. Anytime your interior linemen can dominate the way he did, it just makes the rest of the defense that much better.”Phillips will look to extend his recent run of dominance on Sunday, when his former team, the winless Miami Dolphins (0-5), come to New Era Field for a 1 p.m. clash with the Bills. Phillips, Miami’s second-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma, was unhappy with the direction the Dolphins were heading last October, so he asked for his release from the team. Miami granted Phillips his release on Oct. 2, 2018, with the Dolphins languishing amid an 0-5 record. Buffalo scooped him up a day later. While Phillips told Jason Wolf of The Buffalo News that he’s still the same player he was in South Beach, the talented defensive tackle has rejuvenated his career in Western New York. “I bet on myself and now I’m here and I couldn’t be happier,” Phillips said. “When you hear about Buffalo, you’re not excited to come here. But once you get here, I couldn’t be happier.”