Former Detroit running back Barry Sanders acknowledges the crowd ... all-time career rushing mark of Bears Hall of Famer Walter Payton. Sanders made his retirement public by faxing a letter ...

Think of Barry Sanders as a coin ... He decided that breaking Walter Payton's career rushing record of 16,726 was not all that important to him. Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas ...

Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Bill Belichick, Cris Collinsworth and Rich Eisen discuss Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton's selection to the NFL All-Time Team as a running back.

But there's a reason that Barry ... Sanders had kept playing, he would have easily topped this list. Consistency is everything for a running back and no one was more dependable than Sweetness ...

“He’s a beast.” So was Barry Sanders, who retired after only 10 seasons with the Lions and just 1,457 yards short of breaking Walter Payton’s then all-time NFL rushing record ...

Ranking the best players in NFL history is always difficult. Our top 25 includes Tom Brady, Jerry Rice, Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White, Jim Brown, Patrick Mahomes, Joe Montana, Barry Sanders, Peyton ...

Think of Barry Sanders as a coin ... trailing only Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton. He had 15,269 yards when he unexpectedly retired before the 1999 season. He decided that breaking Payton's ...