On Wednesday, the Dallas Cowboys lost left tackle Tyron Smith to a hamstring injury in practice that, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, “could cost him multiple months of the 2022 season.” That Smith injury could be the catalyst for the Green Bay Packers to make a move out of left field: trading backup left tackle Yosh Nijman.
The Cowboys have posted an 18-15 record under former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, so far without a postseason win. Jerry Jones, Dallas’ hands-on owner, isn’t getting any younger and the pressure and expectation to win with quarterback Dak Prescott — who has missed games or played through injury for the better part of the last two seasons — is very real.