Who was the coach that helped  pave the way for the All-American running back, that played for the  Jaguars and New England Patriots, to get to the top of the 10,000 yard rushing club.
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Paul Boudreau Paul T. Boudreau (born December 30, 1949) is an American football coach who last served as offensive line coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the offensive line coach for eight different NFL teams, one Canadian Football League (CFL) team, and four college teams. No offensive line coach in the NFL has more experience as an assistant at the professional level than Boudreau, who entered his 29th season in 2015. Boudreau’s stellar offensive lines over the years have helped pave the way for five running backs to top the 10,000-yard career rushing mark, including Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin, Thurman Thomas, Fred Taylor and Steven Jackson. This is his second stint with the Rams organization, having previously coached them in the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
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Fred Taylor (American football) Frederick Antwon Taylor (born January 27, 1976) is a former college and professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. Taylor was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, and played for the Jaguars and New England Patriots of the NFL. Taylor is a member of the 10,000 yard rushing club.
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Tom Pratt (American football) Thomas Samuel Pratt (born June 21, 1935) is an American football coach who is the pass rush specialist for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami and attended Beloit Memorial High School in Beloit, Wisconsin. He has been a coach in the American Football League and National Football League since 1963.
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Rod Rust Rodney A. Rust (born August 2, 1928) is a former American football player and coach. He is best known in the United States as the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League during the 1990 season, which ended with a 1–15 record.
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Hue Jackson Huey Jackson (born October 22, 1965) is an American football coach and the current head coach of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
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Alvin Reynolds Alvin Reynolds (born June 24, 1959) is a former college and National Football League defensive backs coach.
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Jim Leonard James Raymond Leonard, Sr. (February 14, 1910 – November 28, 1993) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1945.
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Mike Peterson Porter Michael Peterson (born June 17, 1976) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the outside linebackers coach at the University of South Carolina. Peterson played college football at the University of Florida, where he was a member of a national championship team and earned All-American honors. He was a second-round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft and played professionally for thirteen seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
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Thomas Hammock Thomas Hammock is an American football coach who is the current running backs coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).
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Barry Word Barry Quentin Word (born July 17, 1964 in Long Island, Virginia) is a former American football running back for the National Football League.
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Jim Parmer James Richard Parmer (April 25, 1927 – April 20, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League who played for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He later worked as a scout.
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Tom Ramsey Tom Ramsey (born July 9, 1961) is a former professional American football quarterback, who played five seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots and one season for the Indianapolis Colts. Earlier he played for the Los Angeles Express and the Oakland Invaders of the USFL.
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Joe Johnson (running back) Joseph F. Johnson (November 3, 1929 – November 1, 2003) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Boston Patriots.
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1972 Chicago Bears season The 1972 Chicago Bears season was their 53rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–9–1 record, another below .500 showing, in head coach Abe Gibron's first season. But they had good success on the QB Rushing. QB Bobby Douglass ran on 143 carries for 972 yards and 8 Touchdowns. This would be later broken by Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick who became the first and only Quarterback to run over 1,000 yards in the NFL. Only three other QBs ran for over 1,000 yards in one season, but they were all in the CFL.
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2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season The Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and the 9th under head coach Jack Del Rio, who was fired on November 29 and replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. The team had hoped to improve on their 8–8 record from 2010, but exceeded their loss total in Week 13, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. With the 10th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, they selected quarterback Blaine Gabbert from the University of Missouri, and Gabbert would replace Luke McCown as the starting quarterback in Week 3.
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John Stephens (American football) John Milton Stephens (February 23, 1966 – September 1, 2009) was a professional American football player who was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round (17th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. At 6 feet 1 inch and 215 pounds, he was a running back from Northwestern State University in Louisiana. Stephens played in six NFL seasons from 1988 to 1993 for the Patriots, the Green Bay Packers, and the Kansas City Chiefs. As a rookie for the Patriots during the 1988 NFL season, Stephens rushed for 1,168 yards and was selected to his one and only Pro Bowl.
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Les Josephson Les Josephson (born July 29, 1942) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at Augustana College.
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Mark van Eeghen is an American football player, who played ten years in the National Football League, including making two Super Bowl appearances. He was a member of the Oakland Raiders (1974–1981) and for two seasons, the New England Patriots (1982–1983). Van Eeghen rushed for over 1,000 yards in 3 consecutive seasons from 1976-1978.
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Tony Sparano Jr. Anthony Michael Sparano Jr. (born October 22, 1986) is an American football coach who is an assistant tight ends coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has previously served as the assistant DL coach of the Hartford Colonials, the quality control and offense coach for the Miami Dolphins, and an offensive assistant for the New York Jets. He most recently had been the tight ends coach of the Buffalo Bills.
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Nathan Poole Nathan Lewis Poole (born December 17, 1956) is a former professional American football player who played running back in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 10th round (250th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals after playing college football for the University of Louisville. He played in the NFL for six seasons, two for the Bengals and four for the Denver Broncos.
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Clive Rush Clive H. Rush (February 14, 1931 – August 22, 1980) was an American football player and coach at both the professional and collegiate levels. He served as the head football coach at Toledo University from 1960 to 1962. Rush was the head coach of the Boston Patriots during the 1969 American Football League (AFL) season and the 1970 National Football League (NFL) season.
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Marvin Allen (running back) Marvin Allen was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the New England Patriots.