18,355 Yards Later, Emmitt Smith Retires
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Emmitt Smith, the running back who set the N.F.L. career rushing mark, retired Thursday after 15 years of barreling through the league.
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He had come this far, from high school senior to Michigan&#39;s starting quarterback in the blink of a few months, sheesh, what was another 87 yards to validation?
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Wide receiver reaches a milestone of his own on Manning&#39;s record toss -- 10th TD catch of season. By Phillip B. Wilson. Brandon Stokley expects to keep the football.
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This is what happens when expansion teams meet. Eighteen punts. Nine sacks. One touchdown. Sixteen total points. A combined two first downs and 56 total yards in the third quarter.
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Fifteen years in the NFL have taught Emmitt Smith more than just how to slip tackles. He's also become an example of how to fight through injury.
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Rudy Tomjanovich retired, saying he will never coach basketball again. Emmitt Smith was expected to announce his retirement from football on Thursday. Brett Favre is rumored to be thinking about hanging up his cleats.
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Emmitt Smith ran his way to another NFL record and Neil Rackers booted himself into a share of one.
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Brett Favre threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, eclipsing Dan Marino to become the N.F.L. career leader in yards passing in a victory over the St. Louis Rams.
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Robert "Texas Bob" Smith, a running back who helped the Detroit Lions win the 1953 NFL championship, died following a brief illness. He was 74.
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DENVER Rod Smith became Denver&#39;s career leader in receptions and touchdowns receiving to help the Denver Broncos snap a two-game losing streak with a 31-to-13 win over the Houston Texans.
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Future Hall of Fame athletes playing past their prime often bleach memories of their greatness. That's why it was difficult to watch Arizona Cardinals running back Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, struggle for yardage last season. Fans want images of his dominance to remain colorful and vivid, not fade with every setback.
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Emmitt Smith was knocked out of Sunday's game against the New York Jets with a toe injury on his left foot.
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Derek Anderson, OSU quarterback: Coming off perhaps the best clutch performance of his career (351 yards, four touchdowns in a 50-21 win over Oregon), the senior has 10,891 career passing yards.
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Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career rushing leader, is retiring after 15 years, according to two sources within the NFL.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona Cardinals running back Emmitt Smith will miss 2-3 weeks with a toe injury, ESPN reported Monday. And that&#39;s not the only change in the starting lineup for the Cards.
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Troy Brown's days playing in the secondary were supposed to over.
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TEMPE, Ariz. Arizona coach Dennis Green says running back Emmitt Smith will be out two to three weeks with a sprained big left toe.