Catch '22'
February, 2003
Catch '22'emmitt smith was too small and too slow for pro football. so how did he end up breaking the all-time nfl rushing record?Since 1990 there's been a catch-22 for NFL defenders: They can't catch number 22. You may slow down Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith. You may hold him to a yard or three. But check the stat sheet after the game and the man will have his yards. The 33-year-old Smith has run for more yards than anybody else in pro history. Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson, Barry Sanders,...