Reebok’s PUMP turned 20 years old last month, and our Reebok content was flowing heavy during the month of November 2009. To celebrate the PUMP’s 20th Anniversary, Reebok held an invite only Pump party in New York. Emmitt Smith, Paul Litchedfield, and Dominique Wilkins hosted the event. We have a image from the party with all three guys that needs some caption time attention.
In September 2005, Smith signed on to serve as a studio analyst on the NFL Network show, NFL Total Access.
On September 19, 2005, at halftime of the Cowboys-Redskins game (broadcast on Monday Night Football), Smith was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor with his longtime teammates Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin.
Smith becomes eligible for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010, and it is widely expected that he will be inducted on his first opportunity.
On July 23, 2006, Smith was a judge at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant.
In the fall of 2006, Smith won Dancing with the Stars with professional dancer Cheryl Burke. Smith was praised for "making dancing look manly" and for his "natural charm", and Burke was given credit for coaching Smith while still allowing him to improvise some moves.
On March 12, 2007, Smith joined ESPN as a studio analyst for their NFL pregame coverage alongside Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, and Chris Mortensen. However, he was removed from this coverage for the 2008 season. Instead, he appears Sunday mornings during the NFL season on SportsCenter. He appears with Steve Young and Stuart Scott at the Monday Night Football site each week on Monday Night Countdown.His contract was not renewed for the 2009 season.
Smith had been criticized by some in the media and sports blogs as being inarticulate. Jimmy Kimmel Live created a video called "Emmitt Smith: Wordsmith" mocking his numerous malapropisms. Sports Illustrated′s Peter King called Smith's comments regarding Michael Vick's involvement in the Bad Newz Kennels "idiotic and inappropriate.
