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The Jaylon Smith Experience: Back on Top, and Bringing the Cowboys with Him
TYLER DUNNEDECEMBER 21, 2018
FRISCO, Texas — It's a Wednesday night in early December, the Dallas Cowboys are rolling, and Jaylon Smith is the toast of the town. The moment he steps into Dee Lincoln Prime, a hush knifes through the Christmas music on the speakers and adoring eyes dart his direction. The second-year NFLer strides past a gaudy wine storage room, his sparkling blue suit coat a beam of a light in this dimly lit restaurant.
Moments after Smith lounges atop the firm leather seating that overlooks the room, a waiter arrives, and he orders Malbec, an easy choice for him. Smith cradles the neck of the glass with three fingers and swirls. And stares. And swirls. And stares. He truly started developing his wine palette last June and likes, no, "luhhhhhves" Malbec. This grape, to him, is a perfect blend of dry and sweet.
Smith parked his vehicle right in front of the restaurant, so one employee jets over and offers to move it for him. Smith hands him his keys.
Soon, shots on the house will be served.
Soon, a woman will interrupt to snap a photo with Smith.
The Cowboys are on the cusp of a division title. Smith is the face of one of the NFL's best defenses.
Life is good.
"It's different when you win for the Cowboys," Smith says. "It's a totally different feeling in the world."
This is the life Smith envisioned when nobody else did.
You remember the horror story. A star at Notre Dame, a legitimate candidate to be a top-three overall draft pick, Smith played in a meaningless bowl game and his leg snapped at the knee. His career burnt to ashes before it even began. Just the name—Jaylon Smith—quickly came to represent one of our generation's most tragic football stories. People spoke of his name as if he were dead.
Nobody in the first round would touch him because nobody had a clue if he'd be able to put weight on his left foot again—if the nerve in his knee would regenerate.
Follow the link for the rest...WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...back-on-top-and-bringing-the-cowboys-with-him
TYLER DUNNEDECEMBER 21, 2018
FRISCO, Texas — It's a Wednesday night in early December, the Dallas Cowboys are rolling, and Jaylon Smith is the toast of the town. The moment he steps into Dee Lincoln Prime, a hush knifes through the Christmas music on the speakers and adoring eyes dart his direction. The second-year NFLer strides past a gaudy wine storage room, his sparkling blue suit coat a beam of a light in this dimly lit restaurant.
Moments after Smith lounges atop the firm leather seating that overlooks the room, a waiter arrives, and he orders Malbec, an easy choice for him. Smith cradles the neck of the glass with three fingers and swirls. And stares. And swirls. And stares. He truly started developing his wine palette last June and likes, no, "luhhhhhves" Malbec. This grape, to him, is a perfect blend of dry and sweet.
Smith parked his vehicle right in front of the restaurant, so one employee jets over and offers to move it for him. Smith hands him his keys.
Soon, shots on the house will be served.
Soon, a woman will interrupt to snap a photo with Smith.
The Cowboys are on the cusp of a division title. Smith is the face of one of the NFL's best defenses.
Life is good.
"It's different when you win for the Cowboys," Smith says. "It's a totally different feeling in the world."
This is the life Smith envisioned when nobody else did.
You remember the horror story. A star at Notre Dame, a legitimate candidate to be a top-three overall draft pick, Smith played in a meaningless bowl game and his leg snapped at the knee. His career burnt to ashes before it even began. Just the name—Jaylon Smith—quickly came to represent one of our generation's most tragic football stories. People spoke of his name as if he were dead.
Nobody in the first round would touch him because nobody had a clue if he'd be able to put weight on his left foot again—if the nerve in his knee would regenerate.
Follow the link for the rest...WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...back-on-top-and-bringing-the-cowboys-with-him
