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Emmitt Smith Announces New App to Combat Fake Sports Memorabilia

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith announced Wednesday the creation of the Legit app, which aims to help authenticate sports memorabilia.

Smith sent out the following tweet about the app, which was created by Prova Group:

Emmitt Smith

Proud to share that the company I founded, PROVA Group is helping verify sports memorabilia through the #LEGIT app available on @GooglePlay! https://t.co/QZpeymuFNb

June 14, 2017 at 5:32:07 PM GMT

According to Melissa Repko of the Dallas Morning News, the former Dallas Cowboys superstar is hoping to make fake autographs easier to spot.