Few running backs who have ever played the game of football were as talented as Denver Broncos legend Terrell Davis, so if you are a young halfback in the league right now, you will gladly listen to any advice he will provide.
Davis, who won two Super Bowls during his career, had some simple advice for Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley and New England Patriots back Sony Michel ahead of their Super Bowl matchup this weekend: just be cool.
“Try not to make this game any different than the ones you played,” Davis said, via TMZ Sports. “A lot of times, what happens is players assume, ‘It's a Super Bowl, so I gotta do something different. I gotta prepare more, I gotta do something that I'm not used to doing.' And, that's when they get in trouble.”
Like Gurley and Michel, Davis played his collegiate football at the University of Georgia, so the Hall-of-Famer has a special connection to his two young pupils.
Of course, Gurley and Michel, as talented as they are, have a long way to go to catch up to Davis in terms of accomplishments.
Injuries ended up derailing him after just four seasons in the NFL, but before the health issues hit, Davis was a monster, leading the league in rushing touchdowns twice and puncturing opposing defenses for an NFL-best 2,008 yards in 1998, averaging an incredible 5.1 yards per carry.
Along with John Elway, Davis helped lead Denver to back-to-back Super Bowl titles during the 1997-98 and 1998-99 campaigns.
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