Derrick Ross Becomes First Man in AFL History with 2,000 Rushing Yards

Adam Markowitz
Saturday May 17, 2014

Each and every season, Derrick Ross of the Philadelphia Soul continues to rack up more and more accolades for what he has accomplished running the football. On Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Storm, he became the first man in AFL history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in his career.

Ross is now over 400 yards in front of any other man in league history in terms of rushing, and the next closest active player to him is Odie Armstrong, who was at just 1,177 yards coming into Week 10 of the campaign.

The man they call "Boss," Ross has the three best rushing seasons in AFL history, as he has had at least 506 rushing yards in each of his campaigns in the AFL. He entered this game against the Storm with 215 yards on the ground, and though he isn't quite on a pace to reach that 500-yard mark this year, it is still likely that he ends up with one of the best five rushing seasons in league history regardless.

The next milestone up for Ross? He started this week needing just five more touchdowns to catch Barry Wagner for the most rushing scores in league history. Ross is the only fullback in league history to rumble for 100 touchdowns, and he is 50 scores ahead of Armstrong for the most rushing touchdowns by an active player.