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Originally Posted by AdamJT13

There are 19 retired running backs who had at least 1,500 career rushing attempts through their age 27 season (Peterson has 1,754). Here are their rushing totals starting in their age 28 seasons --

8195 Emmitt Smith
7118 Walter Payton
6347 Curtis Martin
5199 Jerome Bettis
5097 Barry Sanders
5003 Eric Dickerson
4508 LaDainian Tomlinson
4443 Thurman Thomas
4219 Marshall Faulk
3655 Ricky Williams
3567 Eddie George
3020 Edgerrin James
2990 Jim Brown
2909 Ottis Anderson
2806 Jamal Lewis
2412 Earl Campbell
2028 Ahman Green
721 Clinton Portis
81 Rodney Hampton


[View Full Quote]Peterson would need to gain 9,506 yards starting in his age 28 season -- 1,311 more than Emmitt, 2,388 more than Payton, 3,159 more than Martin and at least 4,300 more than everyone else, including more than twice as many as Tomlinson.

I wish you worked for the cowboys as our GM or something.