Emmitt Smith to announce retirement

NFL.com ^ | Feb. 3, 2005 | none

[ericthecurdog]

He is expected to sign a one-day contract with Dallas so he can retire as a Cowboy. Dallas owner Jerry Jones will be present at the ceremony.

I love it when they do that. Very classy.

Hopefully he will run into Jerry Rice at the Super Bowl and talk some sense into him.

[TommyDale]

Yeah, so when did Jerry Jones ever show any class? Like the way he dumped Tom Landry? That's when I started rooting for whoever plays the Cowboys. I love it when Jones is on the sidelines and his team screws up, which is often.

[ericthecurdog]

Jones is a lunatic. I was making a generalization about teams showing a willingness to provide one day contracts to retiring players.

Lighten up, Francis.

[TommyDale]

Well, we certainly agree on Jerry Jones. Emmitt Smith has more class in his dirty socks than Jones will ever have.

[Severa]

Thanks for the memories Emmitt. Here's to seeing you in the Hall of Fame. Preferably in your first year of eligibility...

[codercpc]

Here's one story, (about the third paragraph), but the original was in one of the twin Cities papers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=citadel-2_348763_63&prov=citadel&type=lgns

[dfwgator]

I attended the U FL homecoming game against Alabama in 1987

That game was in Birmingham, it was not a UF Homecoming game. I was at Joe's Deli eating a "Gator Tail" with my pals and watching that game. Emmitt was amazing in that game. I remember his very first TD run against Tulsa, even then you knew, we had something special in Gainesville.