“The door is open,” Jones said. “Tyron Smith is going to be a Hall of Fame football player. He's had a great career and we're not closing the door on a continued career here in Dallas. He's a man's man. He's one of the best left tackles in the world.” [ever] play games. No one feels better about Tyron Smith than this organization.
“We only have a big picture idea of Tyrone and who he is.”
But that wasn't the case as he plans to protect Aaron Rodgers going forward.
Entering the 2023 season, Smith appeared to be in the final stages of his illustrious career, at least physically. After all, he struggles year after year to stay on the field throughout the entire regular season, and the rise of rookie sensation Tyler Smith (and his ability to pop up to left tackle) has caused the older Smith to lose his spot. It looked like it was.
However, that turned out to be a complete lie. Because even though Tyron Smith missed 2023, he played in the majority of games and looked like a perennial All-Pro when he suited up for 13 starts.
A new practice regimen in Dallas — no practice at all — could have added years to his career.
Only time will tell if that's true, but whatever happens next in a career that has seen him start more than 160 games since 2011, he'll likely be heading to Canton.
For the first time in his career, he will wear a uniform without a star.
