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Machota: Updating Jaylon Smith's recovery from knee injury; Cowboys LB a 'rare breed' who could have huge impact

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Dallas Cowboys Jaylon Smith (54) listens as Dallas Cowboys linebackers coach Matt Eberflus gives him some direction during rookie minicamp at the Dallas Cowboys headquarters at Valley Ranch in Irving on Saturday, May 7, 2016. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)

Jon Machota and Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News take a quick look the health of second-round pick Jaylon Smith, the linebacker from Notre Dame who is recovering from knee surgery.

Rookie Jaylon Smith accentuates the positive

Jon Machota: When you talk to him, you certainly get the belief that he believes not only is he gonna play in the NFL but he's gonna play, as he said, at "an elite level.