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Emmitt to retire... :(
(Credit: FoxSports) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career rushing leader, reportedly will retire later this week.
Smith, who spent the last two seasons with Arizona after 13 years with Dallas, will retire Thursday in Jacksonville, according to an ESPN report, which cited unidentified "confidants" of the star running back.
Smith, 35, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. He said on Monday night that he wanted to retire as a Cowboy; he helped Dallas win three Super Bowls.
Smith rushed for 937 yards and nine touchdowns this season. He has 18,355 yards overall and 164 TDs. He was the league's most valuable player in 1993.
Neither the Cardinals nor Cowboys had any announcements planned regarding Smith.
Asked about Smith possibly retiring, former teammate Troy Aikman said:
"I hate to speculate on it. At some point it will end, maybe this year or the next. Emmitt's had a terrific career. I'm sure the last two years have been difficult for Emmitt in Arizona.
"One thing in this game, when you play on a team that has been together for as long as we were in Dallas, and then you lose guys, it takes a toll."
Smith was lauded by several players in this year's Super Bowl as a role model, a man who conducted himself the right way on and off the field.
"It would be a great loss for the league," New England running back Corey Dillon said. "I'm going to miss him. I looked up to him, watching him win Super Bowls."
Added Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson: "He's such a low-key, classy individual. And what he's been able to achieve hasn't been given just due. He's such an ambassador of the game. Football's been good to him, and I hope he reciprocates it by staying close to the game. I hope he doesn't completely walk away; I hope he doesn't fade away."
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... That will be a hard day for some since he did so many things and broke so many records that might now be broken for awhile, while he did some bad stuff... Like playing for the Cardinals
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