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Originally Posted by BringBackJoeT
By the way, did anyone hear Shefter's comment about Riggins this morning on Mike & Mike? He was talking about Barber's possible return, and he mentioned that Marcus Allen and John Riggins, respectively, gained the most yards in a season at 36+. He was making the point that the two of them were very unique, and with regard to Riggins, he said that Riggo "was a physical freak of nature." I liked that.
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Yeah, the league was a lot different back then. And Riggo was running behind two, three, Hall of Famers. And they didn't take time off and come back at age 36, they were already in football shape. Big difference.