NFL one-hit wonders: Running back edition

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By Hanen Musa

Published Oct 13, 2023

Discover the NFL's one-hit wonder running backs, from Olandis Gary to Peyton Hillis. Meteoric rises and swift falls in 100 years of NFL history.

The average NFL career lasts around three years, and it's even shorter when you look strictly at running backs, who take more damage than arguably any other position.
Some running backs who didn't make it past that average but were still able to put up historic single-season performances.
Guys like Robert Edwards, Ickey Woods, and Barry Foster all had one remarkable season in the NFL that raised expectations which were never met.

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