Is Emmitt tarnishing his legend?
Many football purists shuttered when Emmitt Smith, the career Dallas Cowboy, and the NFL’s all-time leading rusher opted to sign with the Arizona Cardinals to finish his career. Smith played two years for the Cardinals, and in his final season, 2004, he actually performed admirably, running for 937 yards and 9 touchdowns. Yet, still most football historians will rate his time in the desert as embarrassing, and put Emmitt’s name right up there with Willie Mays, Joe Montana, Joe Namath and Babe Ruth as sports legends who ended their careers with teams they never should have played for.
If that weren’t enough, when his playing days were over, Smith appeared on, and eventually won Dancing With the Stars. Again, football lovers cringed.
Those two episodes were nothing compared to what’s going on now with old number 22. I think you’ll agree with me that this, by far, is the most embarrassing chapter of the Emmitt Smith story, and it has tarnished his legendary career more than anything…
Keith Hernandez and Clyde Frazier aren’t off the hook, either. Just a bad idea all the way around. This commercial should be enough to keep Emmitt out of the Hall of Fame. Ok, maybe not, but you get the idea. I want to throw things at the tv whenever this comes on.
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Posted by Vince Marotta
Vince has been part of the Phoenix Sports scene in a few different capacities. First as a fan, Vince has been yelling at his tv during Suns and ASU games since the late 1970's. Vince also saw the media side of things as a radio talk show host from 1996 to 2002, and then again in 2007.
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