Emmitt breaks NFL career rushing record

IRVING, TEXAS - The NFL has a new career rushing leader. <br> <br> Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys broke Walter Payton&#39;s mark of 16,726 yards with an 11-yard burst up the middle early in the fourth quarter of Sunday&#39;s game against Seattle in Dallas. <br> <br> Smith later picked up the 150th touchdown of his career on a one-yard run that capped the record-breaking drive. By the end of that drive, Smith was 16 yards beyond the record and over 100 yards for the day. <br> <br> Payton&#39;s record had stood since 1987. <br> <br> Former Dallas fullback Darryl Johnston, who blocked for Smith for over 100 games from 1990 to 1999, was at today&#39;s game as a Fox broadcaster. The two embraced on the sidelines shortly after Smith broke the record and Johnston&#39;s microphone picked up sounds of Smith crying as they hugged.