{"id":52644,"date":"2018-12-02T16:49:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T21:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=52644"},"modified":"2021-03-07T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T20:43:16","slug":"tom-brady-reaches-1000-career-rushing-yards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/12\/02\/tom-brady-reaches-1000-career-rushing-yards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady Reaches 1,000 Career Rushing Yards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where were you when history was made? New England Patriots quarterback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong>, five-time Super Bowl Champion, four-time Super Bowl MVP, and three-time league MVP, has officially hit yet another career milestone. Late in the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings, Brady scrambled for five yards to pick up a new set of downs. With that run, Brady reached 1,000 rushing yards over his 19-year NFL career.<\/p>\n<h1>Tom Brady Hits 1,000 Career Rushing Yards<\/h1>\n<p>This mark has been a long time coming for the 41-year old quarterback. Brady entered the 2018 season with 968 rushing yards in his career. Well aware of how close he was to reaching the 1,000-yard mark, Brady made plenty of comments over the off-season about wanting make it to that fabled milestone. It looked as though Brady might reach the record on Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills when he scrambled for a first down on third and seven. However, Brady only managed to pick up eight yards, leaving him at 997 yards entering his matchup with the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>Brady\u2019s two best seasons as a rusher came way back in 2002 and 2011. In 2002, Brady recorded a career-high 110 rushing yards and a score. In 2011, however, Brady recorded 109 rushing yards but added three additional scores on the ground. Interestingly enough, Brady recorded seven rushing touchdowns during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Not bad for a guy with one of the worst 40-yard dashes in combine history.<\/p>\n<p>Astonishingly, Tom Brady is one of the most storied rushers in league history among players in their 40\u2019s. According to Pro Football Reference, Brady\u2019s 62 rushing yards is third-most among players in their 40\u2019s. While <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FlutDo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doug Flutie<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s 212 yards is probably out of reach, Brady still has a shot to match <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TestVi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vinny Testaverde<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s 73 rushing yards before he hangs up his cleats for good.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"M1Oy1-S6Rtl2U7dvUrfAjA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1052157848\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'M1Oy1-S6Rtl2U7dvUrfAjA',sig:'GKt1yxKUYAvA0QpZeaa4OiRFi7tROy8VVSRkvHi0ZII=',w:'594px',h:'422px',items:'1052157848',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It finally happened! 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