Even Emmitt Smith only ever had 1,713 yards in one year, albeit before they started playing 17 games. With last season’s surge, Henry now has 11,423 total yards after nine years. After his ninth ...

The NFL has undergone a dramatic shift in recent years, particularly when it comes to how teams value running backs. Once the focal point of every offense, the position has been largely de-emphasized ...

Entering his 13th season, Smith needed 540 rushing yards to break the mark of 16,726. Payton had surpassed previous record-holder Jim Brown in 1984. ... Emmitt Smith, Cowboys running back: ...

Smith, a 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, eventually finished his 15-year playing career with 18,355 yards on the ground and 164 rushing touchdowns on 4,409 rushing attempts, which still ...

FRISCO, Texas -- Emmitt Smith swears he wasn't going through a midlife crisis last month. "I've been wanting to get a tattoo for many years," the 53-year-old said. "It's just been weird in my head ...

Tomlinson is No.7 on the all-time rushing list, trailing Smith by more than 4,000 yards. Smith was durable and never suffered a major knee injury. In 240 games over his 15 seasons, he played in 226.

With 1,021 rushing yards in 2001, Smith became the first player in NFL history with 11 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons and the first to post eleven 1,000-yard rushing seasons in a career. It only ...

Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals) holds the record for the most rushing yards in NFL history. From 1990-2004, Smith racked up an impressive 18,355 rushing yards. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Smith is synonymous with rushing records. He has the most career rushing yards (18,355), rushing touchdowns (164) and rushing attempts (4,409).

SMITH PLAYED HIS last game on Jan. 2, 2005, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, finishing with 69 yards on 23 carries in a 12-7 win for his Cardinals, though he had yet to formally decide on retirement.