FRISCO -- Dallas Cowboys rookie linebacker Jaylon Smith said the nerve in his injured leg has started to regenerate and all signs point to him being on the field and participating in offseason practices beginning in May.
Smith, the Cowboys' second-round pick out of Notre Dame, suffered a serious leg injury in his final college game. He was a Top 5 talent who fell to the second round with the likelihood that he wouldn't play his rookie season.
The Cowboys placed him on the injured reserve list last month, ending his rookie season without ever seeing the field, as the club remained patient waiting for his nerve in his leg to start regenerating.