Report: Dallas Cowboys sign veteran OT Jason Peters following Tyron Smith injury

The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to terms with former Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro offensive tackle Jason Peters, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport on Monday. Rapoport reported the two parties met last week and that they were working on a deal on Sunday.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones discussed the move to a local Dallas radio show on Friday, saying Peters underwent a physical. Although Peters will start the season on the practice squad, the plan is to work him into the lineup as soon as possible. The former Eagles lineman is one of the oldest in the NFL at 40 years old. The deal is reportedly for one year.

Peters, who played last season with the Bears after spending 11 seasons in Philadelphia, made the Pro Bowl in nine consecutive years during the prime of his career from 2007 through 2016. Two of those seasons came with the Buffalo Bills, the team that drafted him out of Arkansas. He earned First-Team AP All-Pro honors during the 2011 and 2013 seasons.

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Cowboys lock in veteran OT Jason Peters

Peters has played 17 years in the NFL and 15 as a left tackle — a position the Cowboys are in dire need of filling following the injury to veteran Tyron Smith. Smith has been with the team since 2011 and has held down Prescott’s blindside since his career began in Dallas. In 11 seasons, Smith has earned two First-Team All-Pro bids, as well as eight Pro Bowls — all coming within the last nine seasons with 2020 being the only exception as he only played in two games.

Despite adding a veteran to the mix, Jones has thrown his weight behind 2022 first-round pick Tyler Smith to replace Tyron Smith following his hamstring injury. The younger Smith suffered a mild ankle sprain that kept him out of the Cowboys’ final game of the preseason but will start versus Tampa Bay on Sunday in Week 1.

“Well, I think Tyler is going to get his man,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan. “What’s that mean? He’s going to get his man, and I think he’s going to do a good job of it. Is he not going to get him all the time? Yes. We need to have somebody there to help him out, we need to keep some out, to cut some out of the offense, you need to cut it out a little bit and help him out. But I think he’ll get his man, I think he will get better. I think that’s the nature of the position and football.”

Jones noted that he believes the Cowboys will pay a price for starting the rookie but thinks his squad will pull out wins regardless.

On3’s Barkley Truax contributed to this report.