Thursday’s news in Cowboys Nation was dominated by the crushing reports that eight-time Pro Bowler Tyron Smith had been lost for the bulk of the regular season. As the day went on, details emerged that shed some light on the injury he suffered Wednesday night and what a possible recovery timetable might look like. What we still don’t know is how the Cowboys plan to proceed into the regular season without their superstar left tackle. Trouble is, it doesn’t sound like the team knows, either. We’ve got the whole day’s worth of Tyron Smith updates all in one place to get you up to speed.
Elsewhere, owner Jerry Jones made a splash with ESPN’s top Cowboys hater in front of a live audience, a backup quarterback hopeful looks to “let it rip” in the preseason finale as he tries to make the roster, and a Cowboys legend says Micah Parsons hasn’t yet learned everything he needs to know. Drew Pearson wants to help put more Cowboys in the Ring of Honor, a former teammate of KaVontae Turpin isn’t surprised by the speedster’s sudden burst onto the scene, and more than one high-profile Dallas player may be on his farewell tour in 2022. All that, plus one of the game’s top centers has retired… even though he says he wanted to suit up in the star instead. That’s all up in News and Notes.
Report: Tyron Smith’s injury worse than feared; could spell end of Cowboys career :: Cowboys Wire
The tackle suffered an avulsion fracture of the knee, which means the hamstring tendon that sits at the back of the knee pulled off the bone. Smith was scheduled to visit with specialist Dr. Dan Cooper on Thursday to talk through next steps. The sense, though, is that Smith will miss most of 2022… but one has to wonder if the injury-plagued 31-year-old will return to the field at all.
Report: Tyron Smith to undergo surgery Friday; Cowboys hopeful for ’22 return :: Cowboys Wire
Smith will undergo surgery on Friday, to be performed by team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dan Cooper. While a typical recovery timetable for the injury could have him back in December, owner Jerry Jones is already eyeing the playoffs, saying, “We’ll have him in that San Francisco game- or the equivalent of it- that we had last year.”
13 options, in-house and external, for Cowboys following Tyron Smith injury :: Cowboys Wire
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