Ranking the top 25 running backs in NFL history…

16. Jerome Bettis

Drafted 10th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in 1993 out of Notre Dame, Jerome Bettis signed a lucrative rookie deal and immediately dominated, rushing for 1,429 yards and seven touchdowns to earn NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, first-team All-Pro and his first Pro Bowl.

Nicknamed “The Bus” for his 5-foot-11, 255-pound frame and trucking style, he added another 1,000-yard season in 1994 with the Rams, earning a second Pro Bowl.

Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1996, Bettis found his home, rushing for over 1,000 yards in each of his first six seasons there, including a career-high 1,665 yards in 1997.

He earned NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1996 after rebounding from a down year, and Walter Payton Man of the

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