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Rushing leader wants to go out a Cowboy
Running back Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leader rushing, will retire this offseason, sources told ESPN's John Clayton and Chris Mortensen.
Emmitt Smith
Running Back
Arizona Cardinals
Profile
2004 SEASON STATISTICS
Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD
267 937 9 15 105 0
A league source told Mortensen it was possible that Smith could announce his retirement Thursday in Jacksonville.
Smith, 35, played 13 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, and the last two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He becomes an unrestricted free agent in March.
Smith was in Jacksonville Monday, where he was at a dinner to honor past Super Bowl MVPs. When asked about retiring, he told the Dallas Morning News that he wanted to retire as a Cowboy, but stopped short of saying he would retire this offseason.
"I will, in some way, shape or form," Smith said about retiring as a Cowboy. "There's always a chance (of not playing in 2005). Somebody has got to want me, and if they don't want me, then what? ... I want to play. I want to do what I want to do."
Cool. Another team in need of a RB. Maybe they'll give up a 2nd for Henry :D.
Rushing leader wants to go out a Cowboy
Running back Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leader rushing, will retire this offseason, sources told ESPN's John Clayton and Chris Mortensen.
Emmitt Smith
Running Back
Arizona Cardinals
Profile
2004 SEASON STATISTICS
Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD
267 937 9 15 105 0
A league source told Mortensen it was possible that Smith could announce his retirement Thursday in Jacksonville.
Smith, 35, played 13 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys, and the last two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He becomes an unrestricted free agent in March.
Smith was in Jacksonville Monday, where he was at a dinner to honor past Super Bowl MVPs. When asked about retiring, he told the Dallas Morning News that he wanted to retire as a Cowboy, but stopped short of saying he would retire this offseason.
"I will, in some way, shape or form," Smith said about retiring as a Cowboy. "There's always a chance (of not playing in 2005). Somebody has got to want me, and if they don't want me, then what? ... I want to play. I want to do what I want to do."
Cool. Another team in need of a RB. Maybe they'll give up a 2nd for Henry :D.