Izzy Abanikanda is the most recent star running back to continue the legacy of RBU at Pitt, but there have been many, many great running backs through the years, including — but not limited to — Tony Dorsett, Craig Heyward, Curtis Martin, Dion Lewis, LeSean McCoy and James Conner.
After enduring consecutive losing seasons the Cowboys were looking to turn things around in 1988. Tony Dorsett was traded to Denver during the offseason.
For the second time in the 1980s, the NFL players went out on strike after the first two games of the 1987 season. But unlike the 1982 strike, which saw seven weeks scratched from the schedule, this time the NFL owners weren't playing.
The Cowboys entered the 1986 with high hopes and with very good reason. They would have the dynamic running back duo of Tony Dorsett and Herschel Walker to pound the football.
The Cowboys – coming off the disappointing ending of the previous campaign — reloaded for the 1981 season. They added offensive lineman Howard Richards (1st) and Glenn Titensor (3rd) in the draft and defensive backs Michael Downs and Everson Walls as undrafted free agents.
Dallas began its title defense in the draft with three solid picks – but only managed to keep two of them in the fold. The Cowboys selected defensive end Larry Bethea in the first round, and defensive back Dennis Thurman in the 11th.
Still stinging from the upset loss to the Rams a few weeks earlier, the Cowboys committed grand theft draft pick in May of 1977. The Cowboys sent their first round pick of that draft and three second rounders to Seattle for its second pick in the first round.
Albuquerque, New Mexico is just six hours from Glendale, where the Arizona Cardinals play. It’s about the same distance to Denver, home of the Broncos.
The Oakland-Los Angeles-Las Vegas has pulled off some incredible comeback victories during their 63-year history, including one on Monday Night Football against future Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway and the Denver Broncos in the fourth week of the 1988 season.
HENDERSON, Nev.--The Las Vegas Raiders have made a run at acquiring new talent for the team and accumulating picks in the upcoming NFL Draft. New WR Phillip
Ezekiel Elliott's demise in Dallas may be sad. But it shouldn't be surprising. By any statistical metric, Zeke is the third-best running back in the history of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Two players in Dallas Cowboys history - just two - have done what Ezekiel Elliott managed to do on Sunday night. The 27-year-old star became just the third Cowboys running back to move past 10,000 career scrimmage yards (10,048 to be exact).
A couple college games on Saturday had a decidedly Cowboys angle to them. In our lead story- that’s sure to remain a buzzworthy topic for much of the next wee-, Deion Sanders was involved in a bizarre coaches’ spat after his Jackson State team won again.
Abanikanda averaged a ridiculous 8.9 yards per carry against Virginia Tech, rushing for 320 yards and six touchdowns off 36 carries.
The Dallas Cowboys are one of the most regarded teams in the NFL, as they have achieved success throughout their history. The franchise has won the conference championship on 10 occasions and the Division Championship 23 times.
Almost 40 years since his retirement from the NFL, Dallas Cowboys legend Drew Pearson can finally add 'Hall of Fame Member' to his resume. READ MORE:
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Congrats to my @HeismanTrophy brother @KingHenry_2 on tying the 99 yard record tonight. That stiff arm! Rumble, young man, rumble!
— Tony Dorsett (@Tony_Dorsett) December 7, 2018
There are two people on the planet who have ever scored a 99-yard rushing touchdown in the NFL: Tony Dorsett and now Derrick Henry. Dorsett accomplished the feat against the Minnesota Vikings in 1983.
The first 99-yard rushing TD in NFL history: @Tony_Dorsett on Jan. 3, 1983.
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) December 7, 2018
And Dorsett wasn't even supposed to get the ball.
Watch closely: Dallas had only 10 men on the field. FB Ron Springs, who was supposed to carry it, misunderstood the playcall and ran out of the huddle! pic.twitter.com/1hqYQknBRl
This fall, we are going to see Adrian Peterson in a New Orleans Saints uniform and Marshawn Lynch donning the silver and black of the Raiders, and we'll have to get used to it.
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