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Barry Sanders [1] [2] (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional football running back who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons.
Jahvid Andre Best (born January 30, 1989) [1] is an American track and field Olympian athlete, and former professional football running back. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft .
Sanders, a running back, was selected to the Pro Bowl 10 consecutive times, being chosen every season that he played in the NFL. [2] Schmidt, a linebacker, was also selected to 10 consecutive Pro Bowls during the 1950s and 1960s. [ 3 ]
Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders acknowledges the crowd after receiving a Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a ceremony at halftime of an NFL football game between the Lions and the ...
The last time Detroit reached the NFC championship game, Erik Kramer was the quarterback, Barry Sanders the running back, Lomas Brown was on the line, and Jim Arnold was the crazy punter.
Detroit Lions fans praised the team's fight after 31-26 comeback win over Chicago Bears gave the franchise its best start since JFK was President.
The Detroit Lions have played their home games at Ford Field since 2002. [1]The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). [2]
In their season opening game, Washington beat the Lions 45–0. The Lions now had future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, who had missed their first meeting in Week 1 with an injury, but it didn't help. The Redskins crushed the Lions, 41–10, as quarterback Mark Rypien completed 12 out of 17 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns.