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Cowboys rookie Tyler Smith wouldn't let Blount's disease slow his rise

FRISCO, Texas -- Walking off the practice field at The Star following rookie minicamp practice on Friday, Tyler Smith felt good about his performance.

“I won’t even lie, I surprised myself sometimes,” the Dallas Cowboys’ first-round pick said after he lined up at left guard for the first time since his senior year at North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas. “It was a great feeling.”

Smith always believed he would end up here. Maybe not with the Cowboys, but he was in middle school or high school when he told his mother, Patricia, his goal.