Barry Sanders Photos

Running back Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions stares upfield while pondering his next move in a 32 to 7 victory over the Chicago Bears on 09/14/1997. (Kickoff 98, Job 8696, ArtSelect 00115, DPS 6153).©John H. Reid/NFL Photos

Detroit Lions running Barry Sanders heads upfield during first-half action at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Monday, Dec. 28, 1992, against the defense of San Francisco 49ers’ Pierce Holt (78). (AP Photo/Kristy Macdonald)

Detroit Lions Barry Sanders evades a tackle by Green Bay Packers Tim Hauck as he runs with the ball during the second half in Milwaukee on Nov. 6, 1994. Sanders was held to 47 yards in the game as the Packers won 38-30. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea)

Detroit Lions Barry Sanders (20) runs the ball during the NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on January 5, 1992 in Detroit, Michigan. The Lions won the game 38-6. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)

Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders plows his way through two defenders during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 10, 1991. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders picks up yardage with blocking help from Brett Perriman (80) as the Chicago Bears' Chris Zorich gives chase in the first quarter of the Lions 24-17 win, Sunday, Nov. 19, 1995, in Chicago. Sanders rushed for 120 yards on 24 carries to join Eric Dickerson as the second back in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first seven seasons. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell)

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1999, file photo, Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, left, looks for room to run against the Washington Redskins during the second quarter of the NFC championship NFL football game at RFK Stadium in Washington. Sanders is one of the game's greats who retired without playing on football's biggest stage, the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders (20) is seen in action circa 1995. (Tony Tomsic via AP)

Former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders (20) during a halftime ceremony honoring the 1991 Detroit Lions during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP)

NFC Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders (20) of the Detroit Lions during the pregame before the AFC's 29-24 victory over the NFC in the 1998 NFL Pro Bowl played on February 1, 1998 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)

Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders (20) of the Detroit Lions carries the football during the Lions 38-6 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the 1991 NFC Divisional Playoff Game on January 5, 1992 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan. 1991 NFC Divisional Playoff Game - Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions - January 5, 1992 (AP Photo/NFL Photos)