Now you see him, now you don’t. It isn’t magic or grease on his jersey. That’s just the story of Barry Sanders, juking NFL defenders out of their cleats. 

Between the lines, Sanders is in his own world. Just ask John Lynch. 

Would-be tacklers thought they had the 5-foot-8 running back in their grasp, but just like Detroit Lions Super Bowl wins, Sanders always seemed to find a new way out. 

Then, one day, at the peak of his career, Sanders suddenly slipped away from the NFL for a moment, too.