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Why Emmitt Smith Can Relate To Dez’s Departure From Dallas: “It Happens”

FRISCO, Texas – NFL players rarely spend their entire careers with one team. Even the great ones.

That’s why Emmitt Smith – Pro Football Hall of Famer, Cowboys Ring of Honor member and the NFL’s all-time leading rusher – can relate to what Dez Bryant is going through this week.

“Without a doubt. I didn’t, and not only I didn’t, but a whole lot more people didn’t get a chance for their careers to finish here,” Smith said at the Albertsons Companies All Star Gala at The Star, where he and his wife Pat were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for their extraordinary community service.