Permanent claim record · Detroit, Michigan

Barry Sanders had broken 2,000 rushing yards in 1997 — only the third player in NFL history — and had signed a $34.56 million extension two years before retiring.

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Predicate	trivia.fact
Subject	Detroit, Michigan (place)
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Status	Verified
Source	Michigan Pop Culture, Game Shows & Trivia Content Mine — Perplexity Deep Research (March 2026) (trust 6.5/10)
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Document hash	pending evidence-pack link
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Claim ID	005eabab-f1ea-4f42-9f17-629930962a98