Back in 2011, the Cowboys took a chance on a 20-year-old USC tackle named Tyron Smith. He was the youngest player in the league that year, but you wouldn’t have known it watching him. By 2014, he’d locked down an eight-year, $109 million extension. The Cowboys were basically securing their O-line’s future. And they weren’t wrong. Smith didn’t just hold down the left side of that line—he dominated it.
Remember the 2016 season when Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott lit up the league as rookies? That electric run doesn’t happen without Tyron plowing through defenders like he was clearing traffic. While Elliott became the league’s leading rusher in that season, Prescott led his team to the NFC East title with a 13-3 record.
Fast forward, and Smith’s been the quiet cornerstone, protecting quarterbacks and anchoring the offense with a consistency that’s rare in the NFL. And now? After spending 14 seasons in the NFL (13 with the Cowboys), the 34-year-old OT decided to hang up his cleats. The NFL shared his retirement news on their official IG handle, writing, “Longtime Cowboys LT Tyron Smith to retire after 14 seasons in NFL.”
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