Cowboys veteran: Jaylon Smith is ‘going to be special’

One NFL player who’s been around the league for a while has some serious praise for Jaylon Smith.

Justin Durant, who is entering his 11th NFL season and second straight with Dallas, thinks Smith is “going to be special”.

Cowboys veteran LB Justin Durant has been really impressed by LB Jaylon Smith: pic.twitter.com/xCTdrxIIEU

— Brandon George (@DMN_George) August 27, 2017

Those comments from Durant are telling, especially when he says Smith sees things like a vet and has “crazy” instincts.

The Cowboys took a major risk drafting Smith high in the second round two years ago. Smith was coming off a devastating knee injury suffered in the Fiesta Bowl, and there were questions about whether he’d be able to play again. Dallas was patient with the linebacker and waited for him to recover for a whole year before unleashing him this season.

If Durant’s words turn out to be prescient, the Cowboys may have a gem on their hands.