PHOENIX (March 26, 2003) -- Emmitt Smith could have easily called it quits, and a fair number of us who had watched him at the very top of his game would have applauded the decision.
Way to go, Emmitt. You left just at the right time. You left wearing the same colors you wore at the start of one of the greatest careers in NFL history. You left before the natural forces of aging would make you like something less than the extraordinary talent you have been for the past 13 seasons. You knew when to say when.
Smith, of course, saw it differently. Maybe the Dallas Cowboys were ready to part ways with him, but the NFL's all-time rushing leader wasn't ready to part ways with being a player. That was a large part of why, on Wednesday, Smith agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
Way to go, Emmitt. You left just at the right time. You left wearing the same colors you wore at the start of one of the greatest careers in NFL history. You left before the natural forces of aging would make you like something less than the extraordinary talent you have been for the past 13 seasons. You knew when to say when.
Smith, of course, saw it differently. Maybe the Dallas Cowboys were ready to part ways with him, but the NFL's all-time rushing leader wasn't ready to part ways with being a player. That was a large part of why, on Wednesday, Smith agreed to a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
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