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For Jets, It's the Thrill of Victory and the Ecstasy of the Feet

INDIANAPOLIS – Three seconds left and a chip-shot field goal to go. How perfect that the Jets' season, and Rex Ryan's credibility were coming down to ... A foot. Ryan, the Jets' coach/clown has defined his team by his antics, from a sideline hoodlum tripping a player in the game to Ryan's own foot fetish and his...

Eric Dickerson: I Hated Wearing Those Ugly Goggles

NEW YORK -- Eric Dickerson, one of the all-time great running backs in NFL history, is known in certain circles more for the snug spectacles he wore under his helmet than the 13,000-plus yards and 90 touchdowns he legged out over his 11-year career Rams running back Steven Jackson decided he would pay tribute to the...

Steven Jackson Wears Eric Dickerson Goggles Before Breaking Rams Record

If you thought there was something a little different about running back Steven Jackson before the Rams took on Carolina Sunday, you weren't wrong. Jackson, the new St. Louis career rushing leader, came out wearing goggles for the pregame warm up, which was a trademark of the previous leader, Eric Dickerson. "I just...

Chris Johnson Tops 2,000 Yards Rushing

Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has become the sixth man in NFL history to gain at least 2,000 yards rushing in a single season. He topped the mark on a four-yard run against the Seattle Seahawks with just under 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter Sunday. The explosive Johnson appeared to break 2,000...

Thursday-and-Long: Bills Hunt for Fans (and $$) in Toronto

TORONTO -- The thing about playing one of your home games in a foreign country is that it's so ... well ... foreign. Buffalo Bills safety George Wilson remembers being here last year, walking outside Rogers Centre a few hours before the game and listening to a couple of Canadian fans debate which team they'd root for. He...

Eric Dickerson News From the Web

05/23/12 SMU Legend Eric Dickerson Joins the Latest Concussion... Source: Dallas Observer - Dallas TX Eric Dickerson, the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back and better half of SMU's Pony Express, has joined the growing list of former NFL players suing the league for failing to protect athletes from permanent neurological damage stemming from brain trauma.
05/23/12 Eric Dickerson suing NFL for head injuries Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson is the latest former player to sue the National Football League to seek compensation for head injuries.
05/23/12 'Boys, 'Skins get $acked; push for leg pads Source: New York Post - New York NY Almost as soon as the NFL settled one showdown yesterday, its owners set the stage for another.
05/22/12 A dangerous game Source: NBC - KETK 56 - Tyler TX Pro football is the pre-eminent sport in the country right now, but many former players are blowing the whistle on a game they say leaves veterans permanently brain damaged.
05/22/12 Why the Eric Dickerson Lawsuit Against the NFL Is... Source: Bleacher Report Eric Dickerson is suing the NFL , which, if he were a different player, probably wouldn't be as a big of a deal, which is just as an odd of a phrase to type as it most likely is to read.

Background on Eric Dickerson

Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons during the 1980s and 1990s.

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