Frank Gore is a rare running back who
’s still http://www.officialchargesshop.com/shop-by-players-craig-mager-jersey-c-1_10.html able to play at a high level into his 30s, rushing for 1,025 yards last season at the age of 33. If he can do that again at age 34, he
’ll join some truly elite company.Gore is already the active rushing leader, with 13,065 career yards, and the only players ahead of him in NFL history are Hall of Famers. If Gore equals his 2016 production this year, he
’ll move ahead of three of those Hall of Famers — Eric Dickerson, Jerome Bettis and LaDainian Tomlinson — and into the Top 5 in NFL history. He’d also then be just behind No. 4 Curtis Martin, who retired with 14,101 yards.Another 1,000-yard season would be the 10th of Gore
’s career, tying him with Martin, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders for the second http://www.officialvikingshop.com/shop-by-players-alex-boone-jersey-c-2_54.html most 1,000-yard seasons in NFL history. Only Emmitt Smith, with 11 1,000-yard seasons, has more.
It
’s probably a long shot to think Gore will last long enough to pass Sanders (15,269 career yards), Payton (16,726) and Smith (18,355) on the all-time rushing list. But it’s easy to see Gore moving into fourth place all-time, and making a strong case for himself as a Hall of Famer.
