{"id":41651,"date":"2025-04-17T03:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T03:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41651"},"modified":"2025-04-17T03:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T03:41:20","slug":"breaking-cowboys-star-sends-emotional-5-word-goodbye-to-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41651","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Star Sends Emotional 5-Word Goodbye to Dallas.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1185567964-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1185567964-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1185567964-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1185567964-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys' Tyron Smith\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1356\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1592\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Former Dallas Cowboys star Tyron Smith retired a Cowboy on April 16, and he had an emotional five-word message to the city.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s always sad when a beloved athlete retires for good, but it\u2019s also a happy moment to celebrate that athlete\u2019s achievements. On Wednesday, April 16, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0organization honored future Hall of Famer\u00a0Tyron Smith\u00a0as the left tackle announced his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was one of Dallas\u2019 key players during his\u00a013 seasons with the Cowboys. In the process, he scored\u00a0five All-Pro selections\u00a0and eight Pro Bowl appearances, plus helped make the line a\u00a0success during six playoff runs. Even though Smith was with the\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0last season, he wanted to retire as a member of the Dallas Cowboys, the team that drafted him. And, really, we wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Tyron Smith Has a Message for Dallas<\/h2>\n<p>On April 16, Smith was surrounded by loved ones as he\u00a0signed a one-day contract\u00a0with the Cowboys and retired as a Dallas guy. A big number of friends, family and former teammates and staffers were there with him.<\/p>\n<p>He had a sweet five-word message for the Dallas Cowboys: \u201cI knew I was home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For full context, he said, \u201cThe moment I stepped into Dallas, I knew I was home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was also there, of course, and he said of Smith, \u201cNobody in the draft had a higher character \u2026 the highest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones also commented about Smith leaving for New York, stating, \u201cIt was like losing a family member when he went to the Jets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While with the Jets, Smith dealt with injuries, so it wasn\u2019t a big run for him. But, that didn\u2019t matter, because he had nothing to prove. He\u2019s already proven his worth, and then some, with the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>During his time with the Cowboys, he protected two of the franchise\u2019s biggest quarterbacks:\u00a0Dak Prescott and Tony Romo. He had a huge impact on the team for his entire time in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Tyron is retiring in the same offseason as fellow lineman Zack Martin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Tyron Smith Talks Time With the Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>At the event, Smith was asked by\u00a0Saad Yousuf from The Athletic\u00a0which Cowboys defender helped him sharpen his football when he was just getting started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would probably say that man is sitting in the back over there, (DeMarcus Ware),\u201d Smith said per\u00a0Mauricio Rodriguez of A to Z Sports. \u201cTaught me a lot. Taught me that you\u2019re not the biggest man on the field or strongest man on the field, and that it comes down to technique. And taught me a lot. And it was games early on that I was struggling with and he pulled me to the side and worked with me and helped me be to who I am today, as far as player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his press conference, Smith also said, \u201cD-Ware approached me and helped me along. I just understood what it meant to do it, it took all of us and so if anything, I could help any other teammate come along, or help them out, any kind of thing that nobody else is telling them to help us win, or help that player be just a better person or better player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI\u2019ll give them that advice. . . It takes all of us to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Former Dallas Cowboys star Tyron Smith retired a Cowboy on April 16, and he had an emotional five-word message to the city. 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