{"id":92705,"date":"2025-09-14T09:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92705"},"modified":"2025-09-14T09:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:49:09","slug":"deadspin-cowboys-tyler-smith-signs-96m-extension-best-ever-for-a-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92705","title":{"rendered":"Deadspin | Cowboys&#8217; Tyler Smith signs $96M extension, best ever for a guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27031874.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/27031874.jpg\" alt=\"Deadspin | Cowboys' Tyler Smith signs $96M extension, best ever for a guard\" \/>Sep 4, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys guard Tyler Smith (73) blocks against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">The Dallas Cowboys signed Tyler Smith to a four-year, $96 million extension on Saturday, making him the top-paid guard in NFL history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-2\">Smith&#8217;s deal includes $81.2 million in guaranteed money. The extension, which averages $24 million per season, runs through the 2030 season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-3\">Trey Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs was the highest-paid guard when he signed a four-year, $94 million deal in July. His extension averages $23.5 million per season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-4\">Tyler Smith, 24, was a Pro Bowl selection in each of the past two seasons and a second-team All Pro in 2023. His Week 1 start was his 48th straight since joining the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\">Smith was a first-round pick (No. 24 overall) from Tulsa in the 2022 draft. 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