The Quest for Six
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he was not its storys burned into the internet it was a holdout, he only played 3 seasons, how did he become a RFA? He was not a distraction? not making demands he made history twice with his holdouts,
you my friend have short memory, he had 1yr left on his deal in 1992 and HELD OUT period end of story..you cant miss two games if not under contract lol "But he was set to make just $465,000 in 1993"
Emmitt Smith ended the longest rookie holdout in Dallas Cowboys history today by signing with the NFL club.
"Owner Jerry Jones announced the signing, but terms were not disclosed.
Smith, the 17th player selected in the draft, set 58 Florida records as a running back before leaving school with a year of eligibility remaining.
He signed up for 12 hours of classes and returned to school late last month after failing to reach agreement with Dallas."
"Emmitt Smith led the league in rushing in 1992, and helped the Cowboys to a Super Bowl victory that season. But he was set to make just $465,000 in 1993, so he held out for a deal that would more closely reflect his level of production. Smith missed the first two games of the regular season, both of which the Cowboys lost. The team finally came through with a deal worth $13.6 million over four years that made Smith (at the time) the highest-paid running back in league history, and Dallas became the first team to lose its first two games and then go on to win a Super Bowl in the same season. "
Zeke is in asimilar psotion ut worse when it comes to RBs these days being used up worse with FTs and TT and the cap.. He has right to demand money now knowing his fate..sorry its true..
Here you go, from Mickey Spagnola new article yesterday ...
https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/spagnola-keep-your-finger-off-the-panic-button
Now you might say, well, Emmitt held out. Missed two games. That was different. Emmitt was a restricted free agent. He wasn’t under contract as Zeke is for two more seasons.
Emmitt's own words starts around the 5 minute mark
The lie is that it was a holdout that you evidently bought into...it was not!
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