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Cowboys G Tyler Smith is in his fourth year on the team and earned back-to-back Pro Bowl selections in 2023 and 2024. Dallas QB Dak Prescott called Smith the “epitome” of an offensive lineman and was able to learn from former Cowboys linemen like Tyron Smith and Zack Martin.
“That’s a guy that is just the epitome of what an offensive lineman is supposed to be like. Coming in young, learn from some of those guys, play next to Tyron, learning a little bit from Zack, but he’s a special player,” Prescott said, via Todd Archer of ESPN. “He’s a special player from the moment that he showed up here, his approach, his mentality, his love for the game. The way that he knows his history of the game, his history of offensive linemen, his standard for himself and his play is super, super high. So he’s very well-deserving of that money and everything, and more success is going to come.”
Tyler Smith said he’s now taking a leadership role for their younger linemen like Tyler Booker, Tyler Guyton, Cooper Beebe, and Nate Thomas.
“As much as I can, especially with the guys like Book, TG, Nate Thomas,” Tyler Smith said. “Anything they ask me, I try to pull from the knowledge that was given to me and give it to them. It’s not a secret. I think everybody should push each other to be as good as we can be in our room because that’s only going to make all of us better. The lessons they taught me from how to study guys, to tendencies to just the fundamentals that you have to harp on every day.”
Smith signed a four-year, $96 million extension in recent weeks. He called it a “stepping stone” for his career and wants to leave a legacy in Dallas.
“I know this is a big stepping stone, but ultimately, I still have a lot more work to do,” Smith said. “I still have a legacy that I want to lay down, and I still have to get better at football. I’m not even at where I think I can be at.”
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