Cowboys LT Tyron Smith 'still dominant' without practicing

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FRISCO, Texas -- When the Dallas Cowboys run out on to the field at Highmark Stadium on Sunday to play the Buffalo Bills, Tyron Smith will lead the way with a full sprint to the sideline.

"It's been a thing over the past few years," the 13-year left tackle said. "It started with me and [Doug Free] running the team. Doug was an older guy, leading the team out, and [I] kind of just took over for him after he left, being the first guy out."

Smith, who turned 33 on Tuesday, still looks a lot like the 20-year-old the Cowboys drafted in the first round out of USC in 2011. There are some exceptions made for age and 158 career games: He wears a knee brace on his right…