There is no player on the Dallas Cowboys under more pressure to perform this season than Mazi Smith. While stars DaRon Bland and George Pickens are in the final year of their respective contracts, they will get paid regardless of where they play next year.
Smith's standing with the team could be in jeopardy if he doesn't perform. The hope is that he will make a bigger impact in the trenches than he did in his first two seasons. He showed some flashes under Mike Zimmer in 2024, but he needs to find more consistency.
Well, that might be hard to come by now that we know the Cowboys' plan for the former first-round pick.