The Dallas Cowboys made it official Thursday by exercising the fifth-year option on Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith’s contract.
As part of the new collective bargaining agreement, Smith, the No. 9 pick in the 2011 draft, will earn $10.039 million next season. As a top-10 pick, Smith will earn the average salary of the top 10 players at his position through 2014.
The 6-foot-5, 318-pound Smith has started every game he has played since joining the Cowboys, missing one game in 2012 because of an ankle injury. He moved to left tackle in 2012 after starting at right tackle as a rookie.
Smith, 23, signed a four-year, $12.496 million deal in 2011 that was fully guaranteed and included a $7.588 million signing bonus.
The Cowboys also signed wide receiver LaRon Byrd, a free agent who was released by the Cardinals earlier in April.
Byrd (6-4, 220) was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2012. In four games with Arizona in 2012, Byrd had one catch for eight yards. He also made two special teams tackles with Arizona during his two seasons.
Byrd, 24, missed all of last season after suffering a concussion during the preseason.