Let us not forget the offensive lineman
Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson stand 128 rushing yards from being the sixth NFL RB to break the 2,000 rushing yards in one season barrier. The god news for his Titans teammates is, despite suffering through a pretty rough season, that will most likely leave the Titans out of the coming NFL playoffs, Johnson will owe his offensive lineman a very nice gift. Johnson had promised to buy them all a car, but has recently backed off of that promise; however he will be buying them something nice, if they can help him reach the goal of 2,000 rushing yards. With that in mind let us take a look at what the other five RB’s bought their offensive lineman after achieving this rare feat.
OJ Simpson, 1973, Buffalo Bills, 2,003 yards- LT Dave Foley, LG Reggie McKenzie, C Bruce Jarvis, RG Joe Delamielleure, and RT Donnie Green all received gold bracelets worth 2,500 dollars. Each bracelet featured the player’s number, and an inscription saying, “We did it, 3,088 and 2,033. The 3,088 refers to the team’s rushing yard total for that season.
Terrell Davis, 1998, Denver Broncos, 2,008 yards- LT Tony Jones, LG Mark Schlereth, C Tom Nalen, RG Dan Neil, and RT Harry Swayne all received Rolex watches with the inscription. “Thanks for the memories, Terrell Davis.”
Barry Sanders, 1997, Detroit Lions, 2,053 yards- LT Ray Roberts, LG Mike Compton, C Kevin Glover, RG Jeff Hartings, and RT Larry Tharpe all received gold bracelets with 2,053 engraved on them. Sanders also flew his lineman, full backs, and tight end plus their families to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. Sanders footed the entire bill for the very large entourage while in Hawaii.
Jamal Lewis, 2003, Baltimore Ravens, 2,066 yards- LT Jonathan Ogden, LG Edwin Mulitalo, C Mike Flynn, RG Bennie Anderson, and RT Orlando Brown all received Tag Heuer watches containing diamonds.
Eric Dickerson, 1984, Los Angeles Rams, 2,105 yards- LT Bill Bain, LG Kent Hill C Doug Smith, RG Dennis Harrah, RT Irv Pankey all received gold rings with 2,105 in diamonds.
