Tyron Smith, stone foundation of the dominant Dallas OL, officially retreating with cowboy

Tyron Smith signed a festive contract that allowed to set aside the left accessories to withdraw with Dallas cowboys On Wednesday, he was encouraged by the owner who shone to Jerry Jones to say “officially cowboy”.

Jones did not laugh a year ago when the cowboys made a business decision to cross from the long anchor of their offensive line due to injuries, which led to Smith signing New York Jets.

“It was like he lost a family member when he went to Jets, he really is,” Jones said. “And I couldn’t talk to him, I couldn’t talk a little. I talked hard, I took that phone when he left us. And so I put that old Jones with great pleasure on this contract that will be the last to sign in in Nfl. “

Those 13 seasons with cowboys were easily won, especially since less than two months have passed from six-hundred All-Pro Right Guardian Zack MartinSmith’s teammate for 10 years, Retired after spending all 11 of his seasons in Dallas.

“The moment I stepped into Dallas,” Smith said at a retirement ceremony attended by a 34-year-old family and a lot of former teammates and coaches, “I knew it was home.”

Smith made eight pro pelvis in a nine-season range that included both of his All-Pro nod. But the injuries had accumulated and did not play the complete season during his last nine years after missing only one game through the first five seasons.

“After this last year and over the years of injuries and such things, it somehow felt like it was the right time to hang it,” Smith said. “I don’t want to be that guy down the one where I fight and want to be healthy for my children.”

At best, Smith was perhaps the most dominant midfielder in the history of franchise-massive, 6 feet-5, 320 pounds, which seems to have come out of the cartoon book. He wore knee carriers on his elbows and still had athletic ability to keep almost every passerby from the blind side Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Smith was the first of three offensive linenies Dallas composed in the first round in a four -year range as a total number 9 in 2011. Travis Frederick He was late in the first round of 2013, followed by Martin a year later. Frederick retired after the 2019 season.

Smith played to the right when he made his debut as a 20-year-old Novajlija from southern California, moving to the left side of the higher profile a year later.

Smith’s selection launched the renovation of the Dallas offensive line, which was among the best in the NFL in a few years.

“You can’t beat the group we had,” said Smith, who made a 161 start with cowboys before making 10 with Jets. “We felt like we were at the top of the world and unstoppable, and that is not a better feeling than that.”

During Smith’s term, Dallas had seven winning seasons and six appearances in the playoffs, but could not cross the division. Cowboys have passed 29 seasons without reaching the NFC championship games since winning the fifth franchise title.

“It’s a tragedy that we didn’t get a Super Bowl with you sitting there on that left accessory,” Jones said. “But it does not take away the fact of what you have achieved in NFL. And I want to be the first to squeeze your hand when you enter it (Pro Football) Hall of Fame.”

Associated press reporting.

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