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Terrell Davis
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Terrell Lamar Davis (born October 28, 1972 in San Diego, California (San Diego, California: |+ style="font-size: larger;"|san diego, california...
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Davis was instrumental in the Broncos victory over the Green Bay Packers (Green Bay Packers: the green bay packers are a national football league team based in green bay, wisconsin]...
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In 1998, Davis rushed for 2,008 yards, then the third highest rushing total in history. This performance earned him his third straight AFC rushing title, his first NFL rushing title, and his second time being named NFL Offensive Player of the Year ( NFL Offensive Player of the Year: the nfl offensive player of the year award is given annually by the associated press...
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Terrell Davis was nominated to the Pro Bowl (Pro Bowl: the pro bowl is the national football leagues all-star game....
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After the 1998 season, Davis was plagued with injuries and saw action infrequently. He retired during the 2002 preseason.
Today Davis is a broadcaster on the NFL Network.
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