Barry Sanders Reveals Which NFL Running Back He’d Choose to Start a Team with

November 9, 2014   ·   Jake Silver   ·   Jump to comments

The word of Barry Sanders carries a lot of weight when it comes to the discussion of running back talent. After winning the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma State in 1988, Sanders went on to make the NFL Pro Bowl 10 times and was named first-team All-Pro six times.
Yahoo Sports proposed a fun hypothetical to the Pro Football Hall of Famer (reported by Kristian Dyer): If he were an NFL general manager, with which current running back would he choose to start a franchise?
Sanders went with Beast Mode.
Said Sanders, "Maybe I would go with a Marshawn Lynch, especially since I'm not actually behind that oak desk. There's going to be no real repercussions for making this decision—he's the guy I'd start a team with.”
He went on to elaborate on why the Seattle Seahawks star would be his choice: "Very effective, the guy has been healthy, he can run in a very physical style but also slippery and elusive. Good speed, can hurt you from anywhere on the field. A good p...

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