In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is only 3.5-6 years, your first big contract might not come until three years in - well, you might never get there. They need to get those signing bonuses up front because nothing is guaranteed.

He gained another 2137 yards and 6 touchdowns on 281 pass receptions. He did however go on to rush for a playoff record 248 yards against the Dallas Cowboys in post-season play. Dickerson also scored on a 40 yard TD run reminiscent of his prime in front of a nationally televised Monday Night audience in a game against Kansas City.

He holds the NFL's single-season rushing record with 2105 yards set in 1984. Dickerson played college football for Southern Methodist University and was recognized as an All-American.