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Running With Opportunity: How 3 Years Of Hard Work Paid Off For Rod Smith

FRISCO, Texas – Reporters swarmed around Rod Smith in the MetLife Stadium visitor’s locker room, wanting to discuss the 25-year-old running back’s dominant fourth quarter in a critical road win over the New York Giants.

Jaylon Smith stood a few feet outside the pack, filming the interview on his phone, a big smile across his face.

Jaylon’s path back from a career-threatening knee injury has attracted national headlines for much of the season. Now it’s Rod, Jaylon’s older brother by three years, gaining attention for the role he’s earned in the Cowboys’ running back rotation.