Barry also helped bring forth and revolutionize the spin move used by most running backs in college and pro. In the 1989 NFL draft, he was selected in the 1st round (3rd overall) by the Detroit Lions. As a receiver, Sanders had 352 receptions for 2,921 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Detroit Lions. Sanders led the NFL in rushing four times. 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. He rushed for over 1,500 yards in a season for an NFL record five times. In 1997, he set an NFL record by rushing for at least 100 yards in 14 consecutive games and became only the third player to reach 2,000 yards in a single season. He shared the NFL MVP award with Brett Favre. During the final 14 games of the 1997 season Sanders rushed for exactly 2000 yards on 310 carries (6.5 yd./carry), a figure which bears comparison with O.J. Simpson's 14-game mark of 2003 yards on 332 carries (6.0 yd./carry). Each of his 10 years from 1989 through 1998 he was first- or second-team All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl. Over his professional football career, he rushed for at least 100 yards in 76 games, just short of Walter Payton's 77 games and Emmitt Smith's 78 games (although Barry accomplished the feat in fewer games). NFL record 25 games in which Sanders gained 150 yards or more. Brown is second with 22 game(S). 15 career touchdown runs of 50 yards or more, most in NFL history. Brown is second with 12. At the time of his retirement, Sanders' 15,269 career rushing yards placed him second behind Walter Payton's 16,726 yards. At Sanders' then-current yearly yardage pace, he would have eclipsed Payton within one or two years. Payton died from liver cancer at age 45 just months after Sanders' sudden retirement. If Sanders had gained an additional 31 yards over the course of his 153 games, he would have been only the 2nd NFL runner to average 100 yards per game. (See Jim Brown) His 18,190 career yards from scrimmage place him fourth on the all-time list. In 1999, he was ranked number 12 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, making him the highest-ranking Lions player and the third highest ranked running back, behind Jim Brown and Walter Payton. On January 31, 2004, he was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On August 8, 2004, he was inducted to the Hall of Fame along with Bob Brown, Carl Eller, and John Elway. Along with Gale Sayers, Sanders is one of the only members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to be inducted while still in his 30's. On November 25, 2004, his jersey number #20 was retired before the Lions' annual Thanksgiving Day game. (It should be noted that the number was shared with former running back Billy Sims and Hall of Fame defensive back Lem Barney, who also attended the event.) Sanders also holds the NFL record for the most carries for negative yardage. According to the SI Book of Football, these numbers totaled 336 carries for -952 Yards.