Texas A&M operating again E.J. Smith participated in Dallas Day, the Cowboys’ annual exercise day for native possibilities. That gave Cowboys lovers hope that Smith would possibly signal with the place of birth staff and observe within the footsteps of his father.
However as he did in opting for his faculty, E.J. Smith is his personal guy.
After going undrafted, the son of Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time main rusher, is signing with the Chiefs.
E.J. Smith introduced his resolution on Instagram.
“Excited to formally signal with the Kansas Town Chiefs as a loose agent,” Smith wrote. “Not anything is given. The whole lot is earned. I’m in a position to paintings, be informed, and turn out myself each unmarried day. Thanks to my circle of relatives, coaches, teammates, and everybody who believed in me and driven me to this second. The adventure hasn’t been simple, however each problem ready me for this subsequent step. Thankful is a real understatement. All glory to God for this chance. Let’s get it Chiefs Kingdom.”
Smith spent 4 seasons at Stanford and two at Texas A&M.
He had simplest 44 carries for 205 yards and 4 touchdowns and 4 catches for 18 yards in 2025, however had two memorable performs for the Aggies. Smith picked up a primary down on fourth-and-1 at his personal 34-yard line with 10 mins left in a detailed recreation with Arkansas, attending to the stick in spite of tight finish Micah Riley operating into him within the backfield. In a recreation towards UTSA, Smith made 3 blocks on Ok.C. Concepcion’s 80-yard punt go back.
He completed his occupation with 207 carries for 969 yards and 9 touchdowns and added 470 receiving yards and a landing.