Emmitt Smith’s post-playing career has taken him from the broadcast booth to business ventures, but one of those ventures is now under legal fire.
According to Ben Horney of Front Office Sports, Smith’s energy company, 4 13 Solutions, 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 up $2.5 million.
The complaint says the loan is now two years old, and Kituwah says it has not received a single payment. With the debt still unpaid, the company is seeking the original $2.5 million along with “interest, costs, expenses, and any additional damages to be determined at trial.”
Kituwah’s filings also say the money was supposed to help launch a solar farm that has not gotten off the ground. Instead, the company accuses Smith of operating a scheme and says the funds were used to pay off debt to another firm.
It’s an ugly turn for a player whose football résumé has long stood as one of the sport’s gold standards. Smith was the 17th overall pick in the 1990 NFL draft, and he wasted little time silencing questions about whether he had enough speed to thrive. As a rookie, he rushed for 937 yards and 11 touchdowns.
From there, he became the backbone of the Dallas offense. Smith topped 1,000 rushing yards in 11 straight seasons, led the NFL in rushing yards four times and finished as the league’s rushing touchdown leader three times. By the time he left Dallas, he had piled up 17,162 rushing yards and 153 touchdowns, both franchise records.
Smith played his final two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and still produced late into his career, including a 937-yard, nine-touchdown season at age 35. He remains the NFL’s all-time rushing leader with 18,355 yards and still owns the record for rushing touchdowns with 164.
His durability and staying power are a big reason those marks have held, and they remain a daunting standard for anyone trying to catch him.
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