Former first-rounder Mazi Smith had a quiet rookie season for the Cowboys. But his new defensive coordinator believes he'll produce like he did in college.
Defensive tackle Mazi Smith had a quiet rookie season for the Dallas Cowboys after they selected him late in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. But a change in defensive coordinator means a fresh start for the former Michigan star. 'Obviously, he was a high draft pick, and I heard that he kinda struggled a little bit last year,' Mike Zimmer said of Smith, per The Athletic.
Dallas will especially need more production from the 6-foot-3, 337-pound Smith in Year 2, as it lost defensive linemen Dorance Armstrong, Jonathan Hankins and Neville Gallimore, among others, to free agency. The interior D-line could be one of the bigger areas of concern for Zimmer, who's in his second stint as the Cowboys DC .
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