Jerome Bettis
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"Jerome Abram Bettis Sr.", nicknamed "The Bus," is a former American football running back/halfback who played for the St. Louis Rams/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Bettis is sixth on the List of National Football League rushing yards leaders/list of NFL rushing yards leaders. He retired in 2006 after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in his native Detroit, Michigan, and will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

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I feel great, I feel fresh. And officially, I am back.

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It's working that way, and, hopefully, if I can stay healthy toward the end of the year, it's a big plus for us, ... That's the fun part, to be able to go out there and still contribute. To be on the sideline all those weeks, it was frustrating, so it was good to go back out there and pound the ball and show people it was still there.

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In the Buffalo game, Willie had one long run.

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I got 'em going.

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I went to Charlie and said, 'Give it to me, look it all the way in, follow me as I go through, and I'll do the rest.

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But that's nothing new. We're going to be a running team whether it's Ben or Tommy or Charlie at quarterback. And we'll still throw the football, too.

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In my book (he has), but guess what? My book don't mean much, ... I don't know. That's why you have to defer to the big fella, who's supposed to make those decisions. I don't get paid to make those decisions.

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I'm happy for them, ... They got a chance to get one, that's the goal. I'm not bitter or anything like that.

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