History of the Detroit Lions that feat was Buddy Parker, in 1952–53 during his second and third seasons at the helm. In 1997, Barry Sanders ran for 2,053 rushing yards. At the time, his career total rushing 15,269 yards was second only to Walter Payton's 16,726 yards and he joined Jim Brown as the only players among the NFL's 50 all-time rushing leaders to average 5 yards a carry, but he retired abruptly after the 1998 season. Emmitt Smith has since broken Payton's record, accumulating 18,355 career rushing yards, which bumped down Sanders to the #3 spot on the list of total career rushing yards.
Malcolm Brown (American football) after the Rams decided to rest their starters in preparation for the playoffs. He rushed for 54 yards in the game and caught four passes for seven yards. Overall, he finished the 2017 season with 246 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, nine receptions, and 53 receiving yards. On April 16, 2018, Brown signed his ERFA tender for 2018 season. He entered the season as the primary backup to Todd Gurley. He played in 12 games, rushing for 212 yards to go along with five receptions for 52 yards and his first career receiving touchdown. He suffered a clavicle injury in