: About Me

The Detroit Lions selected Sanders with their 1st-round pick in the 1989 draft. There were concerns about his size it turned out these concerns were mostly unfounded. Sanders was far too fast for defenders to hit solidly on a all the time, and way too strong to bring down with arm tackles. Even though Sanders was a measly 5'8", he was very stocky; his playing weight of 203 lb (91 kg) was the same as Walter Payton and only slightly under the NFL average for a back. Combined with his low center of gravity, Also of note was his on-field embarrassment. Despite his flashy playing style, Sanders...