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Chris Carson, elite breaker of tackles, is up for an extension

Christopher Dewayne Carson is the lead running back for the Seattle Seahawks, and it should stay that way.

As Carson enters a contract year, he finds himself in truly elite company in one particular statistic.

He’s a monster at breaking tackles. Carson has broken over 20 tackles in consecutive seasons, one of only a handful of players in the NFL capable of such.

Here are the six best men on planet earth at preventing tackles at the moment, with their total broken tackles over the previous two seasons.

Derrick Henry - 63

Nick Chubb - 54

Chris Carson - 51

Alvin Kamara - 50

Saquon Barkley - 46

Ezekiel Elliott - 43

This is the extent of backs who’ve had two good years in this category.