rushing yard totals, Barber had a tendency to commit fumbles. He committed nine fumbles and six lost fumbles in the 2002 and 2003 seasons, respectively. This also includes three lost fumbles in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 28, 2002. When head coach Tom Coughlin arrived, he taught Barber to hold the ball vertically instead of horizontally, of which is a common practice in rugby football. After adapting to this change, his fumbles went down significantly. In 2004, he only had two lost fumbles and proceeded to commit only four lost fumbles in his three years with Coughlin. Barber began to focus on strength training and lifting in 2004 upon the suggestion of his new running backs coach, Jerald Ingram. Barber began to work with a strength coach, Joe Carini, in New Jersey. His added upper-body strength allowed him to break more tackles and improve as a running-back. Barber improved in other ways over the course of his career. He refined upon his patience during game-play, which is needed in football to wait for blocks to set and formed holes to emerge in the offensive line before accelerating forward. Barber also improved upon his physical toughness and blocking ability, as he was not known for being skilled in them earlier in his career. Barber additionally benefited from an improved offensive line and Coughlin's emphasis on the Giants' new strategic running game. New York Giants franchise records Longest Touchdown Run: 95 yards, December 31, 2005, vs. the Oakland Raiders Most Rushing Attempts, Season: 357, 2005 season Most Rushing Attempts, Career: 2,217 Most 100 Yard Games, Season: 9, 2004 season Most 200 Yard Games, Season: 3, 2005 season Most Rushing Yards, Single Game: 234 yards, December 30, 2006, vs. the Washington Redskins Most Rushing Yards, Season: 1,860 yards, 2005 season Most Rushing Yards, Career: 10,449 yards Most Total Yards, Season: 2,390 yards, 2005 season Most 1,000 Yard Seasons: 6 Yards Per Carry, Career: 4.7 Most Total Yards, Game: 276 (203 rushing yards, 73 receiving yards), December 28, 2002 vs. the Philadelphia Eagles Most Total Yards (Rushing, Receiving, Returns and Fumble Yardage), Career: 17,359 Most Yards From Scrimmage (Rushing and Receiving), Career: 15,632 Highest Average 100+ yards from scrimmage per game, Career (min: 150 games): 101.5 Most Fumble Recoveries, Game: 3, October 29, 2000, vs. the Philadelphia Eagles Strahan contract controversy In 2002, All-Pro Giants defensive end Michael Strahan was negotiating