Longtime Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith is officially retiring from the NFL after 14 seasons, according to multiple reports. Smith, who spent 13 of those years in Dallas, will sign a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Cowboys.
The 34-year-old played the 2024 season with the New York Jets but was limited to 10 games due to a neck injury. That injury, suffered in Week 10, would end up being the last of his storied career.
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Drafted ninth overall in 2011 out of USC, Smith quickly became one of the league’s premier offensive tackles. After playing his rookie year at right tackle, he moved to the left side in Year 2 and never looked back. He was a cornerstone of one of the best offensive lines in football throughout the 2010s, helping protect quarterbacks Tony Romo and later Dak Prescott.
Smith earned eight Pro Bowl selections and was named to five All-Pro teams (two first-team, three second-team). He was also a member of the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team.
Injuries and a Final Chapter
While dominant when healthy, Smith’s career was impacted by injuries in later years. He missed 44 games over his final five seasons and hadn’t played a full year since 2015. Despite that, his consistency when on the field was remarkable—he allowed just 39 sacks over his career, including four seasons where he gave up only one.
In 2024, Smith joined the Jets in hopes of protecting Aaron Rodgers but was sidelined after 10 games. With his retirement, he joins former teammates Zack Martin and Travis Frederick as another foundational piece of the Cowboys’ elite offensive line to call it a career.
Tyron Smith retires not just as one of the best tackles in Cowboys history—but as one of the NFL’s greats at his position.
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