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"This is probably the first year that I've thought, 'Man. If the body isn't acting right, what do I do?' " -- Marshall Faulk (8/04) |
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Faulk Stats: 12,254 yards rushing 19,124 yds from scrim. 136 Career TD's T 4th All time on TD list 26 TD's 1 season |
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Rams are making Faulk the last to wear No. 28 By Bill Coats - Rarely caught unaware on the football field, former Rams running back Marshall Faulk acknowledged being surprised when informed that his No. 28 is being retired by the club. "Without a doubt," Faulk said Wednesday. "You don't play the game with the anticipation of having your number retired. When it happens, you feel thankful and you feel grateful." Faulk will be honored at halftime of the game Thursday, Dec. 20, against Pittsburgh at the Edward Jones Dome. "Marshall has given so much to this organization and was one of the key ingredients that elevated the Rams from a team that won four games in 1998 to a world championship in 1999," Rams President John Shaw said in a statement. "This is a wonderful opportunity for the Rams organization and our great fans to say, 'Thank you.' Likewise, said Faulk. "It's an opportunity for me to tell the people in St. Louis, 'Thank you for being so hospitable to me.'" Faulk, acquired from Indianapolis in 1999 for two draft choices, spent seven of his 12 NFL seasons with the Rams. His last season was 2005, when knee problems limited him and eventually led to his retirement, which he made official this past May. With Faulk as their primary ballcarrier, the Rams played in two Super Bowls. He was named the NFL's most valuable player in 2000, and the league's offensive player of the year in 1999, 2000 and '01. He finished his career with 12,279 yards rushing and 6,875 yards receiving. Faulk, 34, will become the seventh former Rams player whose number no longer is issued. "It's a great honor," he said. "And it's not just me; there were a lot of guys that had a lot to do with it: the offensive linemen and the tight ends who blocked, the receivers downfield, the quarterbacks who threw me the ball. All those guys had something to do with this moment that I'm about to enjoy." Faulk said he's "really enjoying" his second career with the NFL Network. "I've found that I have a passion and a love for it," he said. "There's still a lot of work for me to do to become the best broadcaster and analyst I can be. But I'm up for the challenge." |
"When you get in the heat of the battle, there are certain things that only another player can help you with," " - Marshall Faulk |
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Numbers no longer issued by the Rams 7 Bob Waterfield (quarterback, 1945-52) 28 Marshall Faulk (running back, 1999-2005) 29 Eric Dickerson (running back, 1983-87) 40 Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch (wide receiver-running back, 1949-57) 74 Merlin Olsen (defensive tackle, 1962-76) 78 Jackie Slater (offensive tackle, 1976-95) 85 Jack Youngblood (defensive end, 1971-84) |
Who is Marshall Faulk? Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was a former football player in the National Football League. He played football in college for San Diego State University, before being drafted second overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1994 NFL Draft. Following the 1998 season Faulk was traded to the St. Louis Rams. Marshall is one of the few players to reach at least 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards in his career. His 7 two pt. conversions is an NFL Record. Marshall Faulk is the only player to have 100+ rushing touchdowns and 30+ receiving touchdowns. Due to a knee injury, Faulk did not play in the 2006 season. During the season he became an analyst for the NFL Network. Faulk announced on March 26, 2007 that he had officially retired from football at the annual NFL Owners meeting. NFL career Indianapolis Colts (1994-1998) Faulk was drafted 2nd overall in the 1994 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, who were in desperate need of a running game. Faulk ran a 4.21 forty-yard dash time which was best amongst his draft class. Faulk responded by rushing for 1,282 yards, 11 touchdowns, and one receiving touchdown. The Colts improved to 8-8. The next season Faulk rushed for 1,078 yards and 14 total touchdowns. The Colts made the postseason, going 9-7, and narrowly missed the Super Bowl after a close loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game which Faulk missed due to a nagging toe injury. The next year was a miserable one for Faulk. Because of a toe injury he suffered earlier in the season, he only rushed for 587 yards, with a paltry 3 yards-per-carry average. He recovered from the injury and rushed for 1,000+ yards in each of the next two seasons, setting a new personal high with 1,319 in 1998. He also caught 86 passes for 906 yards that year and was the NFL's leader in total yards from scrimmage with an astounding 2,227, beating out Denver's MVP running back Terrell Davis by 2 yards, while also finishing 4th in the league in receptions. It would also be the first of an NFL-record 4 consecutive 2,000+ total-yard seasons. St. Louis Rams (1999-2005) Faulk was traded to the St. Louis Rams the following season due to problems he referred to as "misunderstandings." Faulk had missed practices and was considered holding out for a new contract. Colts president Bill Polian did not want his young team's chemistry damaged, so he traded Faulk for second- and fifth-round picks in the upcoming draft (used by the Colts to draft LB Mike Peterson and DE Brad Scioli). The Colts then drafted Edgerrin James in the first round, making it one of the few trades in sports to benefit both teams involved. In his first year in St. Louis, Faulk was the catalyst for "The Greatest Show on Turf", a nickname given to the Rams' spread offense formation, innovated by Dick Vermeil and Mike Martz. In this offense he put up some of the best all-purpose numbers in the history of the NFL. Faulk's patience and diligence in learning the Rams' offense paid off when he totaled an NFL record 2,429 yards from scrimmage, eclipsing Barry Sanders's record of 2,358 yards set in 1997. With 1,381 yards rushing (5.5 yards-per-carry average), 1,048 receiving yards, and scoring 12 touchdowns, Faulk joined Roger Craig as the only men to total 1,000+ yards in each category in a season. The Rams eventually went on to win Super Bowl XXXIV. In the game, Faulk was contained on the ground by Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher's defensive scheme, limiting him to just 17 rushing yards. This was perhaps due to the Titans' inability to stop the Rams' passing game, of which Faulk was a major part, recording 5 receptions for 90 yards. His 90 receiving yards were the second highest total by a running back in Super Bowl history. At the end of the season, he received the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award and starter for the NFC squad in the 1999 Pro Bowl. The following year, Faulk became the first running back in NFL history to lead his team in receptions five separate seasons (three in Indianapolis and twice in St. Louis). In addition, he was the NFL MVP and again the Offensive Player of the Year in 2000. He had 1,359 yards rushing in fourteen games and set a new NFL record with 26 total touchdowns, (a record that would soon be broken by Priest Holmes and then later by Shaun Alexander and Ladanian Tomlinson), despite missing two games due to injury. He also averaged 5+ yards per carry again, this time with 5.4. The Rams, however were not able to replicate the record they had the year prior. Even with the offense scoring the most points and yards during the "The Greatest Show on Turf" era, the defense gave up 470 points. On July 21, the Rams announced the Faulk would undergo reconstructive knee surgery and miss the entire 2006 NFL season. During the season Faulk served as an analyst for the NFL Network's NFL Total Access. During an NBC Sunday Night Football halftime show, Faulk was asked by one of the announcers, "So are you retired or not?" Faulk said that he was still a Ram, and would be a Ram for the rest of his life. He then said that if the Rams would have him back, he would play next year, as he was able to run full speed on his re-built knees, however on March 26, 2007 Faulk announced his retirement from football. ------------------------------------ Marshall Faulk officially announces retirement PHOENIX Marshall Faulk's decision was easy after spending last year working for the NFL Network: At 34, his body is more suited for a television studio than for the rigors of playing running back. After sitting out last season because of a knee injury, Faulk officially announced his retirement Monday. He's ninth on the NFL's career rushing list, 33 yards behind Jim Brown, who at one time was the standard for the position. Faulk is fourth in combined yards from scrimmage with 19,154 yards and his 6,875 yards receiving are the most ever among running backs. "Just being around the game last year, I realized how much I love it," Faulk said. "But my health is everything. And I didn't want to return if I couldn't get through a full season. It all came together when a close friend asked me 'How many 34-year-old running backs are there?" Faulk starred at San Diego State, where he rushed for 386 yards and seven touchdowns in his first game, and led the nation in rushing as a freshman. He was the second pick overall in the 1994 draft by Indianapolis and was offensive rookie of the year that season. He was traded by the Colts to St. Louis in 1999, where he became part of "The Greatest Show on Turf" with quarterback Kurt Warner and receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. The team won the Super Bowl after the 1999 season and was upset two years later by New England in a Super Bowl that many critics thought the Rams would have won had Faulk carried the ball more often. Faulk noted Monday that he had an unusual role in the development of that team the injury during a 1999 exhibition game in San Diego to Trent Green that forced the Rams to go with Warner, an untested, undrafted free-agent backup at quarterback. "There's kind of an unwritten rule among veterans in those games that when the play is over, you stopped," Faulk said. "I was blocking on Rodney Harrison and we had some things going between us. But I kind of let up and he kept going and he hit Trent. So when Kurt was forced to play, I kind of felt responsible and really wanted to make up for it." He did. He was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and offensive player of the year that season and won the offensive honors the next two years also. In that 1999 season, he ran for 1,381 yards and a 5.5 average and caught 87 passes for 1,048 yards. |