Emmitt Smith was back on television Tuesday night, and this time the stage belonged to Dancing With The Stars.
The three-time Super Bowl champion made a cameo during the show’s first-ever Super Bowl Night, joining a group of NFL names the program brought in for the special. Smith, who once won the Mirrorball Trophy on the series, appeared alongside former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver in the opening number before the competition got rolling. The two danced to “Humble” by Kendrick Lamar.
Smith’s return to the show brought back memories of the season when he won the third edition of Dancing With The Stars in the fall of 2006 with Cheryl Burke. Long before that, he had already built a résumé that put him among the biggest stars in Cowboys history: three Super Bowl titles, a Super Bowl MVP award, an NFL MVP, five All-Pro selections, eight Pro Bowls, and four rushing yards titles.
He still owns the NFL marks for career rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and rushing attempts, and Tuesday’s appearance served as a reminder that the feet that powered all those records still move pretty well.
The Super Bowl Night lineup also included another former Cowboys standout in DeMarcus Ware, along with New England Patriots receiver Danny Amendola. Joe Buck, the Monday Night Football broadcaster, also sat at the judges’ table.
The NFL tie-in wasn’t hard to explain. Dancing With The Stars airs on ABC, which will carry Super Bowl 61. The game will also be shown live on ESPN and streamed on Disney+, with Buck on the call and Cowboys legend Troy Aikman alongside him.
Super Bowl 61 is set for Sunday, February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The halftime performer still hasn’t been announced.
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