Barry Sanders Talks Untold 90s Lions Stories & Opens Up On Early Retirement Decision

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 HELLO, Locals! Green Light is hosted by Chris Long and is joined weekly by Beau Allen, Nate 'Dr. Fax' Collins, Macon Gunter, Stanford Steve + many more athletes and celebrity guests. Subscribe to get in-depth analysis, instant reactions and team highlights | Presented by BetMGM Listen to the Full Episode and check out all our content: https://greenlightpodcast.org/ #nfl #barrysanders #detroitlions #nflhalloffame