RB Gore to sign deal with Bills, source says

1:02 pm | March 11, 2019 | Go to Source | Author:

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The Buffalo Bills have agreed with running back Frank Gore on a one-year, $2 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Gore is the NFL’s oldest running back — he will be 36 when the 2019 season starts — but he showed little sign of being done in 2018. He joins a Bills backfield fronted by 30-year-old running back LeSean McCoy.

A five-time Pro Bowl selection, he is NFL’s active career rushing leader with 14,748 yards. He’s No. 4 on the all-time list, trailing only Barry Sanders, Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith, who are all in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Gore needs just 252 rushing yards to reach the 15,000-yard milestone and 522 to pass Sanders to move into third all-time.

In 14 games last season, Gore led the Miami Dolphins with 722 rushing yards and an average of 4.6 yards per carry. He also had 12 receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown. He overtook Kenyan Drake to become the Dolphins’ starter, and he quickly became one of the team’s top leaders.

He signed a one-year contract with the Dolphins last March to play in his hometown, where he starred in college at the University of Miami. Gore said earlier this offseason that he would have loved to finish his career in Miami.

Gore is one of the NFL’s ironmen and somewhat of an ageless wonder. His 2018 season ended on Dec. 16 after suffering a right foot sprain, which snapped a streak of 126 consecutive games that dated back to 2010.

The injury, which didn’t require surgery, also snapped Gore’s streak of 12 consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 total yards. But he has made a career of overcoming countless injuries, including two torn ACLs, two shoulder surgeries, a fractured hip and a broken hand.

In 2016, Gore became the first running back age 33 or older in more than 30 years to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He also passed Payton and Smith for the most consecutive seasons (14) with 500-plus rushing yards this past season.

ESPN’s Cameron Wolfe contributed to this report.