BREAKING As Cowboys Signing Tyron Smith in Final Move

FRISCO - This time, it’s forever.

The Dallas Cowboys' goodbye to Tyron Smith a year ago was an emotional one. "America's Team'' was starting over ... and Tyron's new team, the Jets, thought they were going places led by four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers.

The feeling about Dallas was right. The Cowboys finished 7-10 while trying, among other things, to rebuild their offensive line in a post-Tyron era.

The feeling about New York wrong. Rodgers was more of a distraction than he was a contributor, and the Jets finished 5-12.

But that’s over now. And so is Tyron’s incredible career.

Dallas is arranging to sign Smith, age 34, to a ceremonial one-day contract, as first noted by NFL Network.

So … What about those retirement rumors we’ve written about?

They are true.

Smith spent 13 seasons with Dallas, with eight Pro Bowl selections and five All-Pro nods. He signed a one-year deal with the Jets worth up to $20 million, but Smith started just 10 games at left tackle for New York as a neck injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season.

So yes, injury issues continued to plague him in the Big Apple just as they had in Big D.

Still … 

Tyron - retiring in the Sams off-season as fellow line icon Zack Martin - is going to the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday.

Tyron' and Zack Martin … both on their way to Canton  And soon.