DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - Ahead of their pivotal Sunday night matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys got some promising injury news along the offensive front on Thursday.
For the first time all season, it appears that the Cowboys entire starting offensive front will be available vs. the vaunted 49ers defensive line, as both Tyron Smith (knee) and Zack Martin (thigh) were both full participants in Thursday's practice.
Just earlier this week, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones described Smith as 'iffy' ahead of the matchup.
But now it appears that Smith will indeed make the start at left tackle, with Tyler Smith at left guard, Tyler Biadasz at center, Martin at right guard, and Terence Steele at right tackle.
“This week is the week, man,” Tyler Smith told Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. “People have been waiting. That’s huge for us. I mean, obviously, throughout training camp, we got a lot of reps together, building great chemistry. Just having everybody back up front, you just know that well-oiled machine is going to keep going.
Would Smith have been forced to miss Sunday against the 49ers, it will be his third-straight game he sat out due to injury. Smith has played in just 17 of a possible 50 regular season games from 2020-2022.
The news could not have come at a better time for Dallas, with some of the NFL's best defensive linemen in Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead and Javon Hargrave coming to town for San Francisco.
Dallas and San Francisco are set for a 7:20 pm Sunday Night Football kick off on NBC.
