Smith, Rice frontrunners for Hall of Fame

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - With Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice all but shoo-ins for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, get ready for a little Canton Two-Step.

Smith ran for more yards than any NFL player. Rice caught more passes and scored more touchdowns than anyone else.

Sure seems fitting that they would enter the hall together, a slightly more significant honor than making the finals of "Dancing With The Stars." Or winning it, in Smith's case.

Voting by a panel of media members takes place today at the Super Bowl. Inductions will be Aug. 7 in Canton. Smith and Rice, in their first year of eligibility, are among 17 finalists.