Emmitt's left shoulder blade broken

[The_Philster]

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith has a broken left shoulder blade and will be sidelined indefinitely.

The injury occurred early in the second quarter of Arizona's 24-7 loss to Dallas on Sunday in Smith's first game against the team he played his first 13 seasons with and helped lead to three Super Bowl victories.

Coach Dave McGinnis said X-rays taken Monday revealed the injury was more serious than originally thought. After the game, the Cardinals said Smith had only a sprained shoulder....more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/football/nfl/10/06/bc.fbn.cardinals.smith.ap/index.html)

[Gunzlingr]

Both Emmitt Smith and the Arizona Cardinals were thrown for another loss on Monday.

After Smith was held to negative yardage for the first time in his storied 14-year career on Sunday, he was diagnosed Monday with a hairline fracture of his left shoulder blade as well as a separation of the shoulder. His return to action is "a matter of weeks, not days," according to coach Dave McGinnis.

The injury is yet another blow to a team that has struggled to cultivate a following while posting only one winning record since moving to Arizona in 1988.

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