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OXNARD, Calif. – The Cowboys’ players, coaches and staff stepped out of six buses Sunday afternoon to prepare for another season. Another training camp.
And another potential holdout. Or maybe hold-in.
Before discussing the issues surrounding Micah Parsons, who apparently is in cool and sunny southern California awaiting a massive contract extension, another man is waiting on deck.
Tyler Smith, the elite left guard, enters Year 4 with the praise from his peers and coaches. He’s a two-time Pro Bowl player and poised for a raise.
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When he gets it is uncertain.
This offseason, the Chiefs locked up guard Trey Smith to a four-year $94 million deal with $70 million in guarantees. Smith averages a league-high $23.5 million for a player at his position. There are five guards averaging at least $20 million per season: Landon Dickerson. Quenton Nelson. Chris Lindstrom. Robert Hunt and Smith.
Trey Smith. Not Tyler Smith.
“That was really cool,” Tyler Smith said of Trey Smith’s deal. “Knowing him personally, it was much deserved just knowing the journey that he went through, ultimately not only to get to the NFL but how great he’s been as a player. I thought that was huge for sure.”
It seems Tyler Smith is well aware of a big contract forthcoming. He switched agents, bringing along Todd France, the man who got Dak Prescott the largest average salary for a quarterback in league history.
“Best move for me in terms of the direction I wanted to go with my representation,” he said.
Sure.
Smith wants to get paid, and who can blame him for getting an agent who delivers big contracts to his clients.
But Smith also knows how the Cowboys operate around here. They take their time. Sometimes too long when it comes to contract extensions.
Just ask Prescott. He got his massive deal the morning of Week 1 last year. In the last two years, CeeDee Lamb and Zack Martin held out to get more money. Remember Zeke Who?
Ezekiel Elliott held out to get a contract extension.
If you’re old enough to remember, the Cowboys went 0-2 to start the 1993 season before Jerry Jones decided Emmitt Smith was worthy of a new deal.
It’s a tired Cowboys tradition of waiting.
What they’re waiting for is open to interpretation.
Some star players didn’t have to wait so long: Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, Tyron Smith, Trevon Diggs. Those players got paid. Martin didn’t hold out for his first big contract with the Cowboys either. The holdout was to move him among the highest-paid in the league at his position. A place Tyler Smith is headed.
At this stage, the Cowboys are waiting to make a deal with Parsons, who might hold out or possibly hold in during training camp. Parsons has said he’ll attend practices but hasn’t indicated if he’ll practice.
That uncertainty of Parsons making himself available to work could explain the Cowboys’ decision to work out pass rusher James Houston, a person familiar with the workouts told The Dallas Morning News. Houston had eight sacks his rookie season with the Lions in 2022 and has endured health issues since.
Related:Cowboys working out multiple free agent pass rushers prior to training camp
The Cowboys are bringing in linebacker Jesse Luketa, a close friend and former teammate of Parsons’ at Penn State, for a workout as well.
The discussions on Parsons’ expected new deal will subside this summer and the next man up will be Smith.
“I can only control what I can control,” Smith said. “And ultimately I can make every choice, every day to be the best on the field that I can be on that field and that’s ultimately what I’m going to do. Everything else will take care of itself.”
Smith expects to be here a long time. He expressed confidence in this team calling them a Super Bowl contender.
“Why can’t we win?” he pushed back when second-guessed about his statement. “Do you think it’s unrealistic?”
Let’s just talk about that another day.
Sunday was about Parsons and Smith’s expected new deals. One is in the works, the other on hold.
Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
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OXNARD, Calif. – The Cowboys’ players, coaches and staff stepped out of six buses Sunday afternoon to prepare for another season. Another training camp.
And another potential holdout. Or maybe hold-in.
Before discussing the issues surrounding Micah Parsons, who apparently is in cool and sunny southern California awaiting a massive contract extension, another man is waiting on deck.
Tyler Smith, the elite left guard, enters Year 4 with the praise from his peers and coaches. He’s a two-time Pro Bowl player and poised for a raise.
Cowboys
Oxnard arrivals: Photos from Dallas Cowboys players reporting to training camp
View Gallery
When he gets it is uncertain.
This offseason, the Chiefs locked up guard Trey Smith to a four-year $94 million deal with $70 million in guarantees. Smith averages a league-high $23.5 million for a player at his position. There are five guards averaging at least $20 million per season: Landon Dickerson. Quenton Nelson. Chris Lindstrom. Robert Hunt and Smith.
Trey Smith. Not Tyler Smith.
“That was really cool,” Tyler Smith said of Trey Smith’s deal. “Knowing him personally, it was much deserved just knowing the journey that he went through, ultimately not only to get to the NFL but how great he’s been as a player. I thought that was huge for sure.”
It seems Tyler Smith is well aware of a big contract forthcoming. He switched agents, bringing along Todd France, the man who got Dak Prescott the largest average salary for a quarterback in league history.
“Best move for me in terms of the direction I wanted to go with my representation,” he said.
Sure.
Smith wants to get paid, and who can blame him for getting an agent who delivers big contracts to his clients.
But Smith also knows how the Cowboys operate around here. They take their time. Sometimes too long when it comes to contract extensions.
Just ask Prescott. He got his massive deal the morning of Week 1 last year. In the last two years, CeeDee Lamb and Zack Martin held out to get more money. Remember Zeke Who?
Ezekiel Elliott held out to get a contract extension.
If you’re old enough to remember, the Cowboys went 0-2 to start the 1993 season before Jerry Jones decided Emmitt Smith was worthy of a new deal.
It’s a tired Cowboys tradition of waiting.
What they’re waiting for is open to interpretation.
Some star players didn’t have to wait so long: Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, Tyron Smith, Trevon Diggs. Those players got paid. Martin didn’t hold out for his first big contract with the Cowboys either. The holdout was to move him among the highest-paid in the league at his position. A place Tyler Smith is headed.
At this stage, the Cowboys are waiting to make a deal with Parsons, who might hold out or possibly hold in during training camp. Parsons has said he’ll attend practices but hasn’t indicated if he’ll practice.
That uncertainty of Parsons making himself available to work could explain the Cowboys’ decision to work out pass rusher James Houston, a person familiar with the workouts told The Dallas Morning News. Houston had eight sacks his rookie season with the Lions in 2022 and has endured health issues since.
Related:Cowboys working out multiple free agent pass rushers prior to training camp
The Cowboys are bringing in linebacker Jesse Luketa, a close friend and former teammate of Parsons’ at Penn State, for a workout as well.
The discussions on Parsons’ expected new deal will subside this summer and the next man up will be Smith.
“I can only control what I can control,” Smith said. “And ultimately I can make every choice, every day to be the best on the field that I can be on that field and that’s ultimately what I’m going to do. Everything else will take care of itself.”
Smith expects to be here a long time. He expressed confidence in this team calling them a Super Bowl contender.
“Why can’t we win?” he pushed back when second-guessed about his statement. “Do you think it’s unrealistic?”
Let’s just talk about that another day.
Sunday was about Parsons and Smith’s expected new deals. One is in the works, the other on hold.
Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
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