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Amari Cooper called the loss of Tyron Smith for the season due to a neck injury a “huge blow.” “Obviously it's going to be hard to replace a Pro Bowler, so you have to have the mentality of next man up but I just hope Tyron can have a great recovery, hope the surgery goes well and hope everything is good as far as him coming back next season. But, yeah, replacing him will be real difficult. It's going to be a challenge for the team so we just have to keep moving forward.”
In terms of cash payments in 2020, the Cowboys have Tyron Smith and La'el Collins on the books for $10 million and $9.95 million respectively. Smith will have played two games with neck surgery; Collins zero with hip surgery. And Travis Frederick, who retired in the offseason, is counting $4.975 million against the cap, but the Cowboys do not owe him any money. Health is the biggest determining factor in a team's success.
Jerry Jones on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, reacting to the new of Tyron Smith needing neck surgery: “Tyron has done any and everything he could possibly do with his condition to play as witnessed by the fact he had 88 snaps last week. So, he's doing everything he can do. The facts are that he's a 10-year veteran, and this surgery at this time - not after the season - but at this particular time is important for the rest of his career.”
Not only are the Cowboys without starting right tackle La'el Collins and potentially left tackle Tyron Smith, starting center Joe Looney is looking at 2-3 weeks off with a sprained knee. Through four games a year ago, the Cowboys had the same five starting offensive linemen every game. Through four games this season, they have had four different line combinations in games.