Lewis joining elite company
Cleveland Browns12/28/2007 8:50 AM Browns RB Jamal Lewis, who has rushed for 8,977 yards in his career, is 23 rushing yards away from becoming the 26th running back in NFL history to surpass the 9,000-yard mark. In the Browns Week 15 win over the Bills, Lewis went over the 1,000-yard plateau for the season, becoming the eighth Browns RB to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and marking the 21st time in Browns history that a RB has rushed for 1,000 yards or more. Lewis has now rushed for 1,000+ yards in six of the eight seasons he has been in the NFL. With 1,176 rushing yards on the season, Lewis ranks fifth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL. Read more