{"id":35805,"date":"2025-02-21T08:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T08:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805"},"modified":"2025-02-21T08:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T08:03:19","slug":"emmitt-smith-returns-cowboys-greatest-star-becomes-co-owner-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805","title":{"rendered":"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys&#8217; Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emmitt Smith Takes the Helm: Dallas Cowboys Welcome Back Their Greatest Star as Co-Owner in 2025!<br \/>\nDallas, TX \u2013 The Dallas Cowboys have just made history, and the NFL world is buzzing. Emmitt Smith, the greatest running back in franchise history and the NFL\u2019s all-time leading rusher, has officially returned to the Cowboys as a co-owner in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This move not only reunites the team with one of its most legendary figures but also signals a new era of leadership and championship ambition in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/on3static.com\/uploads\/dev\/assets\/cms\/2024\/08\/09080531\/emmitt-smith-cowboys.jpg\" alt=\"Emmitt Smith criticizes Dallas Cowboys' handling of Dak Prescott, CeeDee  Lamb negotiations\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Cowboys Legend Returns in a New Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emmitt Smith Speaking Fee, Schedule, Bio &amp; Contact Details<\/p>\n<p>For over a decade, Emmitt Smith was the heart and soul of the Cowboys\u2019 dynasty. From 1990 to 2002, he helped define an era of dominance, winning three Super Bowls (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) and securing his place as one of the most unstoppable forces in football history.<\/p>\n<p>Smith holds nearly every major rushing record, including:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2705 18,355 career rushing yards \u2013 The most in NFL history.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2705 164 career rushing touchdowns \u2013 Second only to Jerry Rice in total touchdowns.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2705 Four rushing titles, eight Pro Bowl selections, and an MVP Award (1993).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>His ability to carry the Cowboys through critical moments\u2014including his legendary performance in 1993 when he played through a separated shoulder to lead Dallas past the Giants\u2014cemented him as one of the greatest players to ever wear the star.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Smith is back, not as a player, but as an owner, ready to shape the Cowboys\u2019 future from the front office.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Emmitt Smith \u2013 SamePassage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: \u201cEmmitt\u2019s Leadership Will Take Us to the Next Level\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, who drafted Smith in 1990 and built a dynasty with him, couldn\u2019t hide his excitement about the return of his franchise icon:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEmmitt Smith isn\u2019t just a legend on the field\u2014he\u2019s a leader, a winner, and a true Cowboy. His knowledge of the game, his work ethic, and his passion for this team are unmatched. Having him join the ownership group is the best decision for the future of the Dallas Cowboys.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s ownership stake won\u2019t be just ceremonial. He is expected to play an active role in football operations, including mentoring young players, influencing roster decisions, and helping shape the team\u2019s business strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Champion\u2019s Mentality in the Front Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since retiring, Smith has built a successful career as an entrepreneur, real estate investor, and motivational speaker. His leadership skills and championship mindset will now be critical assets in the Cowboys\u2019 pursuit of their next Super Bowl title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmitt Smith Takes the Helm: Dallas Cowboys Welcome Back Their Greatest Star as Co-Owner in 2025! Dallas, TX \u2013 The Dallas Cowboys have just made history, and&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys&#039; Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025! - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys&#039; Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025! - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Emmitt Smith Takes the Helm: Dallas Cowboys Welcome Back Their Greatest Star as Co-Owner in 2025! Dallas, TX \u2013 The Dallas Cowboys have just made history, and...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-21T08:03:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"799\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MsThao\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MsThao\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805\",\"name\":\"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys' Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025! - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-21T08:03:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-21T08:03:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/73dec88841ffe3be696a72d46df40731\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":799},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys&#8217; Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/73dec88841ffe3be696a72d46df40731\",\"name\":\"MsThao\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23335ad696d6700b03ba8d09f84a67eadb58cde164fc044a22845ec8be19771f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23335ad696d6700b03ba8d09f84a67eadb58cde164fc044a22845ec8be19771f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MsThao\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys' Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025! - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys' Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025! - NEWS USA","og_description":"Emmitt Smith Takes the Helm: Dallas Cowboys Welcome Back Their Greatest Star as Co-Owner in 2025! Dallas, TX \u2013 The Dallas Cowboys have just made history, and...","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-02-21T08:03:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":799,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"MsThao","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MsThao","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805","name":"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys' Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025! - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png","datePublished":"2025-02-21T08:03:19+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-21T08:03:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/73dec88841ffe3be696a72d46df40731"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-29.png","width":1200,"height":799},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35805#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Emmitt Smith Returns: Cowboys&#8217; Greatest Star Becomes Co-Owner in 2025!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/73dec88841ffe3be696a72d46df40731","name":"MsThao","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23335ad696d6700b03ba8d09f84a67eadb58cde164fc044a22845ec8be19771f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/23335ad696d6700b03ba8d09f84a67eadb58cde164fc044a22845ec8be19771f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MsThao"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35807,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35805\/revisions\/35807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}