Raheem Mostert of the Miami Dolphins may not be among the NFL’s finest running backs, but he just finished a very successful 2023 campaign.
At the age of 18, he tied Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers for the most running touchdowns in the league with his career-high 1,012 yards.
Mostert asserted, via a tweet shared by Dov Kleiman, that he is the Dolphins’ fastest player.
This is an absurd assertion given that they have Tyreek Hill, one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and maybe the fastest in the open field.
Like Hill, Mostert competed in track and field as a young athlete, and at the 2014 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships, he took home two gold medals.
Mostert joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2016 after playing infrequently for four other clubs.
He began to develop as a professional running back there, and he was a vital member of the 2019 Super Bowl-winning squad.
Prior to the 2022 campaign, he signed with Miami, where he was reunited with head coach Mike McDaniel. McDaniel had previously worked as a coach for the 49ers under Mostert.
The Dolphins finished the previous season rated first in overall yards, second in points, and first in running touchdowns, in large part due to Mostert’s improved performance.
They are hoping to advance this autumn after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card round of the playoffs despite winning 11 games.
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