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.

Bye Bye Barry is the long-awaited, feature-length documentary that reveals, in intimate detail, the unprecedented journey of Barry Sanders. One of the giants of the sport, Sanders displayed a ...

Barry Sanders was on pace to break the all-time NFL rushing record when he suddenly walked away from the game at 31 years old in 1999. (Damian Strohmeyer via Getty Images) With Barry Sanders, you ...

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.