Emmitt Smith has been the NFL’s all-time rushing leader for 13 seasons. If Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson doesn’t break Smith’s record, then who knows when it will ever be broken.
“If he doesn’t get it, I don’t know who’s going to get it,” Smith said. “He’s still got a lot of yards to go. I’m not going to lie to you."
Jim Brown held the NFL rushing record for 21 years and Walter Payton kept it for 18. Peterson is the only player in the NFL right now with a realistic opportunity to break Smith’s record of 18,355 yards.