Jerome Bettis
Jerome Bettis
Jerome Abram Bettis Sr., nicknamed The Bus is a former American football halfback who played for the Los Angeles Rams/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Bettis is sixth on the list of NFL rushing yards leaders. He retired in 2006 after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in his native Detroit, Michigan, beating the Seattle Seahawks, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth16 February 1972
CityDetroit, MI
career incredible
You play your whole career for this opportunity. It's an ending. It's been an incredible ride. It's better than I ever thought it would be.
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This is good for the team, ... It keeps team morale up. Whenever you get a player of his caliber signed, it shows the commitment the organization has to its players. I think it reinforces a positive message that if you go out there and perform on the field, we'll take care of you. I think that makes a very, very conducive environment for us to go out there and work.
calm forward looked
This is the calm before the storm. We've looked forward to getting back to practice. It's our haven, where we look to get away from everything.
ben
After Ben got hurt, I told Charlie, 'When you give me the ball, look it all the way into my body,' ... 'Just look it into me. I'll do the rest.'
bus last stops
The Bus stops here. The last stop is here in Detroit.
job
That's my job. There was no way I wasn't going to get into the end zone.
chops impact knew licking opportunity proud tough
That's my role. Third-and-1, I'm licking my chops because that is my opportunity to come in and make an impact in the game. So when they called my number, I knew I had to get that yard. I was able to do that. I feel really proud to get those tough yards.
That's my role. That's my job. If we don't go for it there, I'm pretty much useless. There was no way I wasn't getting into the end zone.
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Detroit, you were incredible. Pittsburgh, here we come. I played this game to win a championship. I'm a champion. I think The Bus ... his last stop is here, in Detroit.
pittsburgh
Detroit, you are incredible. Pittsburgh here we come.
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Detroit was always in the back of my mind since we lost in the AFC championship game last year. I thought we could get there and I knew if we didn't turn the ball over we had a great chance.
great underrated year
Denver's been underrated all year and so have we, and that makes for a really great game.
denver great underrated year
Denver has been underrated all year and so have we. That makes for a really great game.
feels moment relish wished
This feels great. It makes everything that I've ever had to go through worthwhile. I've always wished it could have been me, and now that I have the opportunity, I relish every moment of it.