Lamar Jackson needs to gain just 63 yards to break Michael Vick’s single-season NFL record for most yards rushing by a quarterback. Jackson is averaging 81.4 per game, so if it somehow doesn’t happen Sunday when his Baltimore Ravens visit Buffalo, then it won’t be long.
For Jackson, the thought of smashing Vick’s 2006 record is overwhelming. He was 9 years old at the time, playing in the youth leagues of South Florida when Vick both mesmerized and inspired him.
“Michael Vick is my favorite player,” Jackson said this week. “For me to do such a thing, it’s incredible.