Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh has more NFL rushing yards than Bo Jackson originally appeared in The Sporting News. Click here to add Sports News as your go-to source.
This is one of those statistics that sounds impossible:
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Jim Harbaugh ended his NFL career with more rushing yards than Bo Jackson.
First, the numbers:
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Jim Harbaugh: 2,787 rushing yards
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Bo Jackson: 2,782 rushing yards
The obvious caveat was that Jackson suffered a serious injury that ended his career. He’s clearly a superstar edge rusher.
Harbaugh, a quarterback, averaged 5.0 yards per carry over his career, which is pretty impressive. He scored 18 career touchdowns.
Jackson averages 5.4 yards per carry for his career and has 16 rushing touchdowns.
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What does this statistic have to do with anything? In fact, there is nothing but the news that has been circulating on social media recently.
But it’s still fun to watch.
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On the one hand, it’s reminiscent of the gritty, playmaking quarterback Harbaugh was at times in his NFL career.
It’s also a reminder of how sadly quickly Jackson’s football career ended.
Finally, it creates quite a bit of chore.
