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  1.                                  1983. He led the league in
  2.                                  rushing with a rookie 
  3.                                  record 1,808 yards that
  4.                                  season, earning NFL
  5.                                  Rookie of the Year honors. 
  6.  
  7. On his way to setting the NFLΓÇÖs all-time 
  8. rushing record for a single season, in 1984, 
  9. Eric averaged 5.6 yards per carry. He also 
  10. set an NFL record with twelve 100-yard 
  11. rushing games and was named NFL Player 
  12. of the Year. 
  13.  
  14. In 1986, he led the league in rushing once 
  15. again. The following year, Eric was traded 
  16. to the Indianapolis Colts for eight players. 
  17. He finished up his career with the Los 
  18. Angeles Raiders and the Atlanta 
  19. Falcons. 
  20.