OXNARD, Calif. -- Consider the length of left tackle Tyron Smith's contract a sign of his loyalty to the Jones family. A strong case could be made that the 23-year-old Smith would have been better off signing a deal half as long as the eight-year extension that commits him to the Dallas Cowboys through 2023. A shorter extension would have allowed Smith to negotiate another deal when he was in the middle of his prime and after NFL inflation pushed up the price for premier left tackles.
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