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Eva Geitheim

Emmitt Smith Offered Blunt Take on Cowboys' Ongoing Championship Drought

Former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith did not shy away from placing blame for the team's lengthy title drought. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Several Cowboys legends attended the premiere of the upcoming Netflix documentary series, America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, which will dive into the franchise's dynasty and three Super Bowl victories in the 1990s. As Dallas's stars reminisce on the glory days, it's not lost on them that they haven't won a Super Bowl in nearly 30 years and hold the NFC's longest conference championship game drought.

Three-time Super Bowl champion and Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith believes the onus for this drought falls on the players, not Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

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