Barry Sanders! NFL Career, Detroit Lions, Retirement Decision & HOF Honor!

Green Light with Chris Long

Chris Long

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4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Barry Sanders! Chris interviews one of his NFL heroes in New Orleans during Super Bowl week. Barry revisits his NFL career, his decision to retire at a relatively young age, time with the Detroit Lions, thoughts on Dan Campbell and the Lions today, Lawrence Taylor and the toughest NFL players in his day and the honor of being voted into the NFL Hall of Fame. A tremendous episode and a great look into one of the NFL's greatest players of all time. Enjoy this conversation with Chris Long and Barry Sanders! (00:00) - Intro (2:04) - Toughest NFL Players (6:08) - Dan Campbell & The Lions Today (14:18) - Saquon Barkley (17:10) - Lions Playoffs in the 90s (25:10) - Early NFL Retirement (31:38) - Hall of Fame Induction (35:10) - Surpassing the 2,000 Yards Milestone (43:30) - Heisman Trophy (48:04) - Relationship with his Father (53:45) - Relationship with the Media (58:05) - Barry's Absolutely Correct SB LIX Prediction (1:01:07) - Battling Christian Okoye for the Rushing Title in 1989 Have some interesting takes, some codebreaks or just want to talk to the Green Light Crew? We want to hear from you. Call into the Green Light Hotline and give us your hottest takes, your biggest gripes and general thoughts. Day and night, this hotline is open. Green Light Hotline: ‪(202) 991-0723‬ In need of sweet threads to vibe like Chris and the fellas? Check out https://greenlightpodcast.org/ for everything merch wise and then some! Also, check out our paddling partners at Appomattox River Company to get your canoes, kayaks and paddleboards so you're set to hit the river this summer. https://paddleva.com/ Green Light's YouTube Channel, where you can catch all the latest GL action: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgxWFAA-wuB7osdiAJyLOcw Green Light with Chris Long: Subscribe and enjoy weekly content including podcasts, documentaries, live chats, celebrity interviews and more including hot news items, trending discussions from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA are just a small part of what we will be sharing with you.

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0:00.0	So yeah, I mean, to me, I felt like the timing was perfect.
0:03.7	And it's just one of those things where, you know, it's kind of almost how you mark your life.
0:10.5	You know, like you have your birthday, you know, going into the Hall of Fame.
0:15.4	It was one of those things where, you know, because I didn't play in the Super Bowl, right?
0:18.1	So that's one of those things football-wise where it really just kind of puts a seal on the kind of career that I was able to have.
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1:00.6	Welcome to the Green Light podcast.
1:07.3	This is a special one today, folks.
1:09.5	This episode of the Greenlight podcast was recorded in New Orleans, and it's one of Chris's
1:14.0	NFL heroes.
1:15.1	Barry Sanders on the show today, and Barry is an absolute amazing interview.
1:18.8	He goes through his entire career, gives us insight into his retirement decision, what the
1:23.6	Hall of Fame means to him, his college career, his relationship with his dad,
1:27.9	and his relationship with his sons.
1:29.7	A great episode for you.
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