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Year	Tm	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush Avg	Rush TD	Rush 2pt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec Avg	Rec TD	Rec 2pt	Tchs	Tot Yds	Fum Lost
2002	PIT	12	179	631	3.53	9	0	7	57	8.14	0	0	186	688	0
2003	PIT	16	246	811	3.30	7	1	13	86	6.62	0	0	259	897	4
2004	PIT	15	250	941	3.76	13	0	6	46	7.67	0	0	256	987	0
2005	PIT	12	110	368	3.35	9	0	4	40	10.00	0	0	114	408	0
Average:			196	688	3	10	0	8	57	8	0	0	204	745	1
Total:			785	2751	3	38	1	30	229	8	0	0	815	2980	4

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Steelers | Jerome Bettis, Dermontti Dawson finalists for HOF

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:28:33 -0800

Former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jerome Bettis and C Dermontti Dawson are two of 15 modern-day finalists announced Saturday, Jan. 7, for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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| Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Ed Bouchette

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NFL | Finalists announced for Hall of Fame

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:23:58 -0800

Fifteen modern-day finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame were announced Saturday, Jan. 7, and they are joined by two senior nominees. A selection committee in Indianapolis will meet in Indianapolis Feb. 4 to determine the 2012 Hall of Fame class. RB Jerome Bettis (Steelers), WR Tim Brown (Raiders), , CB Jack Butler (senior - Steelers), WR Cris Carter (Eagles, Vikings), C Dermontti Dawson (Steelers), owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. (49ers), DL/LB Chris Doleman (Vikings, Falcons, 49ers), LB/DL Kevin Greene (Rams, Steelers, Panthers), DL/LB Charles Haley (49ers, Cowboys), DL Cortez Kennedy (Seahawks), RB Curtis Martin (Patriots, Jets), head coach Bill Parcells (Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys), WR Andre Reed (Bills), OT Willie Roaf (Chiefs), OG Will Shields (Chiefs), OG Dick Stanfel (senior - Lions, Redskins) and CB Aeneas Williams (Cardinals, Rams) are the finalists.

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| Source: Scout.com - Aaron Wilson

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Steelers | Bettis critical of former team

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:29:58 -0700

Ron Cook, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports retired RB Jerome Bettis was critical of his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, in particular the running backs. "Willie Parker: I haven't seen much from him," Bettis wrote in a column for SI.com. "Rashard Mendenhall: I haven't really seen him, period ...The running back I like least on that team is Frank Summers, the rookie fullback. He doesn't seem to understand what's going on. He's missing plenty of blocks." Bettis was also critical of the offensive line. "They have no continuity. On top of not being able to protect Ben Roethlisberger, they're letting running backs get hit before they reach the line of scrimmage ... The problem isn't anything new, and I blame the coaching staff for not addressing the line in the offseason ... Pittsburgh can't repeat with the line playing like this."

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NFL | Dungy to join NBC

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:03:00 -0700

Bob Raissman, of the New York Daily News, reports former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy has inked a deal to join NBC's Sunday "Football Night in America" pregame team, according to industry sources. Dungy is expected to replace Jerome Bettis.

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NFL | Bettis likely out at NBC

Wed, 06 May 2009 13:35:39 -0700

Neil Best, of Newsday, reports NBC likely will not renew of the contract of retired RB and NFL analyst Jerome Bettis for this upcoming season and beyond.

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Rams | Glover pondering retirement

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:32:23 -0800

Jim Thomas, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports St. Louis Rams DL La'Roi Glover (knee) will need offseason knee surgery to repair torn cartilage and is considering retirement. "I don't know yet. I really don't," Glover said when asked if he wanted to keep playing beyond this season. "We'll get the last (game) going, try to win it, take a break. See how the family's feeling. Talk to my wife about it, and go from there." However, Glover has thought about retirement enough that he has talked to other players about it. "I talked (Saturday) to a guy who was retired about trying to go out like a Michael Strahan or a Jerome Bettis," Glover said.

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Steelers | Bettis thinks Cowher helped run Stewart out of town

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:00:33 -0700

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports former NFL RB Jerome Bettis said in his new book that he believes former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher helped Steelers' management run former NFL QB Kordell Stewart out of town because he was due a big contract after his Pro Bowl season in 2001. "You bench your Pro Bowl quarterback for a guy who had been out of football for years, who hadn't started an NFL game in 10 seasons? That just doesn't happen by accident. I think they pulled Kordell partly because they didn't want to pay him a big salary and signing bonus. It was cheaper for them if he didn't have success. If he recovered and had a huge year, then the public sentiment would be, 'Hey, you've got to re-sign him for whatever it costs.' I'm telling you, it was a monetary decision. The Steelers had no interest in paying Kordell his market value," Bettis said in his book.

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Steelers | Bettis says team tried to cut him in 2000

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:44:03 -0700

Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports former NFL RB Jerome Bettis said in his new book that the Pittsburgh Steelers wanted to release him in the summer of 2000 because they wanted to give the starting job to another running back. Bettis said he faked the timing of an injury so the team could not cut him. "The thing is, I wasn't faking that I had an injury. I was just faking that the injury happened on that short-yardage play. I had to fool the coaches and the team's medical department into thinking the injury had occurred on that play. Otherwise, the Steelers would have had their reason to cut me and my salary," Bettis wrote in his book.

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Steelers | Father of former RB Jerome Bettis dies

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:57:51 -0800

The Associated Press reports the father of former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jerome Bettis died of a heart attack Tuesday, Nov. 28. He was 61. Johnnie Bettis reportedly suffered a heart attack while driving in a suburb north of Detroit, according to police officials. The elder Bettis managed to pull over and stop the vehicle as another motorist stopped to administer CPR. He was rushed to a suburban Detroit hospital, where he passed away. KFFL offers our condolences to family and friends.

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NFL | Alexander and Barber to set league record Week 3

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:53:28 -0700

Gerry Dulac, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Seattle Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander and New York Giants RB Tiki Barber will break an NFL record when they play against each other Week 3. With Alexander's 1,880 rushing yards and Barber's 1,860 rushing yards in 2005, they will set the record for most combined rushing yards from the previous season in one game. With 3,740 combined rushing yards, they beat out the record held by former Detroit Lions RB Barry Sanders and former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jerome Bettis. Sanders and Bettis played on the same field in a Thanksgiving game in 1998 with a combined 3,718 rushing yards.

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