Don't bust a gut too soon.
Pro Career: Obtained by the Cardinals along with defensive end Peppi Zellner in a trade with the Oakland Raiders for a sixth-round 2005 NFL Draft pick on 8/31/04.
An understudy of former Cardinals running back Emmitt Smith in Dallas, Hambrick now wears #22, the same number Smith previously wore.
2004: … saw limited action in the season opener @ StL (9/12) @ Atl (9/26) in the third quarter … rushed 16 times for 79 yards and one touchdown vs. NO (10/3);
with 1:54 remaining to play rushed for an 11-yard touchdown to seal the game at 34-10 …
recorded his first career receiving touchdown on a two-yard pass from Josh McCown with 1:56 left in the first half @ SF (10/10); rushed 10 times for 29 yards …
spelled starter Emmitt Smith by rushing 13 times for 53 yards @ Buf (10/31) … rushed for a team-high 70 yards on four attempts;
broke a 62-yard run on the Cardinals third play of the game which set up Neil Rackers 29-yard field goal @ Mia (11/7) … his
62-yard rush at Miami was the longest play from scrimmage for the Cardinals in 2004 and the longest rush by a Cardinals back since LeShon Johnson’s 70-yard touchdown run on 9/22/96 … recorded three runs for nine yards @ Car (11/21) before leaving the game with a foot sprain … placed on Injured Reserve with a foot sprain on 11/24/04.