Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith has been hired by ESPN as a studio analyst for its NFL pregame coverage.

Smith, the National Football League's all-time leading rusher, will appear on the network's NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown shows. He will also appear as an analyst on ESPN Radio and ESPN.com, the network announced Monday.

"I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and insight of
football with the fans of the NFL," Smith said in a statement
released by the network. "I am excited to be joining the ESPN
family, particularly the highly respected Countdown crews."

Smith will join Chris Berman, analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson
and Ron Jaworski, and reporter Chris Mortensen on NFL countdown.
He, Berman, Jackson, Mortensen and analysts Bill Parcells and Steve
Young will do the Monday Night Countdown show each week.