Cowboys' Stephon Gilmore, Tyler Smith to play vs. Packers

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The Cowboys will enter Sunday's Wild Card Round matchup against the Green Bay Packers with a clean bill of health.

Dallas removed cornerback Stephon Gilmore and left guard Tyler Smith from the injury report for Sunday's opening playoff game at AT&T Stadium, clearing the way for both players to start.

Gilmore, who suffered a dislocated shoulder against the Commanders in the regular season finale, was a limited participant in practice on Thursday and Friday.

When speaking with the media on Wednesday, Gilmore expressed optimism that he would play Sunday with a harness to support his shoulder.

“A lot of guys have a lot of things throughout the season they have to play through,” Gilmore said Wednesday, via Joseph Hoyt of lonestarlive.com. “It’s just another thing for myself. I’ve played through a lot this year. It comes with the territory and you have to make it work.”

Smith was a limited participant in Wednesday and Thursday's practices before being upgraded to a full participant on Friday due to a torn plantar fascia, an injury he suffered in Dallas' Week 17 win over Detroit. The team played it safe with the second-year player and sat him out of the season final against Washington in preparation for the playoffs.

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