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With his impressive receiving skills, Rams' Todd Gurley could join an exclusive club

LOS ANGELES - Roger Craig of the San Francisco 49ers did it first in 1985.

Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams accomplished the feat 14 years later.

They are the only NFL running backs to rush for 1,000 yards and have 1,000 yards receiving in the same season.

Now, Craig, Faulk and others are pleased to see Rams running back Todd Gurley catching more passes.

Gurley enters Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks at the Coliseum with 362 yards rushing and 234 yards receiving.

The 2015 NFL offensive rookie of the year's rebound from a subpar 2016 season was not entirely unexpected. But Gurley's emergence as a receiver under

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