Emmitt Smith’s post-playing career has been plenty active, but his energy company is now drawing unwanted attention.
According to Ben Horney of Front Office Sports, 4 13 Solutions, the company Smith founded, is being sued by Kituwah LLC, the investment and economic development arm of the Band of Cherokee. Kituwah says it entered into a project with Smith and his business partner David Mosley and put in $2.5 million.
The problem, the company claims, is that the money is gone and the work never got off the ground. The loan is said to be two years old, and Kituwah says it has not received a single penny back. With the payment past due, the suit is seeking the original $2.5 million, along with “interest, costs, expenses, and any additional damages to be determined at trial.”
Court filings say the funds were supposed to help launch a solar farm, but that project has not started. Kituwah is also accusing Smith of operating a scheme and says the money was instead used to pay debt to another firm.
Smith, of course, is best known for one of the great careers in NFL history. The Cowboys made him the 17th overall pick in the 1990 NFL draft, and he quickly shut down questions about whether he had enough speed for the league. As a rookie, he rushed for 937 yards and 11 touchdowns.
From there, he became the engine of the Dallas offense, topping 1,000 rushing yards in 11 straight seasons. He led the NFL in rushing yardage four times and in rushing touchdowns three times. By the end of his Cowboys run, he had piled up 17,162 rushing yards and 153 touchdowns, both franchise records.
Smith closed out his career with two seasons in Arizona and still produced in his final year, rushing for 937 yards and nine touchdowns at age 35. He remains the NFL’s all-time rushing leader with 18,355 yards and still owns the league record with 164 rushing touchdowns.
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