Emmitt Smith was a remarkable running back. And it wasn’t just because he had such a large assortment of skills from his incredible vision and elusiveness to his physical play, but also because he was just so incredibly durable that he was like Forrest Gump where he was running and running and running.
Eventually, he stopped running and he finished his career as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and that’s all I have to say about that.
Okay, actually, it’s not. Today, we’re going to revisit the running game of the Dallas Cowboys in the post-Emmitt era and take a look at each player who led the team in rushing in every year after Smith’s time in Dallas ended after the 2002 season.