Former Cowboys LT Tyron Smith set to latch on to NY Jets

The nine-time Pro Bowler will suit up in a different uniform for the first time in his career.

The era has come to an end. For a long, long time, the Dallas Cowboys ignored the offensive line when it came to the draft. Seemingly unaware of how important the trenches were, the Cowboys allowed the unit to disintegrate into a hot mess, but that all changed in 2011. That year, the team selected one of the most physically imposing prospects seen in a long time, USC’s Tyron Smith.

After playing him at right tackle his rookie season, the team shifted him over to the left side in 2012. Once he became acclimated to things, he quickly entrenched himself as one of the game’s best. Seven straight Pro Bowl campaigns, ensued, along with a repetitive injury history that eventually became the narrative. Smith has played in just 30 games over the last four years and earlier this offseason the team and he decided Smith would seek offers from other teams. That searched reached finality Friday night as Smith has agreed to terms to join the New York Jets.

Smith will join a Jets team that hope to see Aaron Rodgers for extended action for the first time, after the quarterback was lost for all of 2023 with an Achilles injury in Week 1.