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when did Eric Dickerson begin playing for the colts?
1987 season.
did he set any records?
Dickerson, with 1,659 yards rushing, became the first Colt to lead the league in rushing since Alan Ameche in 1955.
did he set any other records?
he passed the 10,000-yard mark, becoming the fastest player ever to do so.
were there any other records that he set?
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By 1989, he had set a new NFL record with seven straight seasons of more than 1,000 yards rushing.

Question: why did he leave his previous team for the Colts?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Eric Dickerson leave the Rams for the Colts?