Gunzlingr
12-28-2003, 03:58 PM
Tennessee running back Eddie George became the 17th player in NFL history with 10,000 yards rushing in his career Sunday.
George came into Sunday's game against Tampa Bay needing 78 yards to reach that mark, and the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner topped that mark with a 4-yard carry in the fourth quarter that put him at 80 yards in the game.
He picked up 7 more yards on his next carry before walking off the field holding the ball up in his right hand to a standing ovation. George already topped 1,000 yards rushing in a season for the eighth time in his career earlier in the game.
The other active running backs already over 10,000 yards rushing include Emmitt Smith, Jerome Bettis, Curtis Martin and Marshall Faulk.
more (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1695315)
George came into Sunday's game against Tampa Bay needing 78 yards to reach that mark, and the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner topped that mark with a 4-yard carry in the fourth quarter that put him at 80 yards in the game.
He picked up 7 more yards on his next carry before walking off the field holding the ball up in his right hand to a standing ovation. George already topped 1,000 yards rushing in a season for the eighth time in his career earlier in the game.
The other active running backs already over 10,000 yards rushing include Emmitt Smith, Jerome Bettis, Curtis Martin and Marshall Faulk.
more (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1695315)