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Cowboys News: Jerry Jones Gives Injury Updates on DeMarcus Lawrence, Tyron Smith

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday left tackle Tyron Smith was held out of Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons with a neck injury as part of "preparations for the future."

"It wasn't impossible to have him out there last week," Jones said on 105.3 The Ran Radio in Dallas (via Jori Epstein of USA Today). "By design, we didn't do it that way because we want to look to the long term."

Jones also said defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence is "sound, in my mind, physically" after suffering a knee injury in Sunday's comeback win over the Falcons.