The Detroit Lions released a video promoting a new statue of Barry Sanders last fall, showing sculptors glancing at a life-size photo of the Hall of Fame running back while designing a clay mold.

NPR's A Martinez talks to hall-of-fame running back Barry Sanders about the Amazon Prime documentary Bye Bye Barry — which tells the story of why he retired abruptly from the Detroit Lions in 1999.

In 1994, Sanders broke Smith's stranglehold on the rushing title by rumbling for a then-career high 1,883 yards. Sanders also led the NFL with a 5.7 yards-per-carry average that season.