NFC East

Mac Engel: Dallas Cowboys need to readjust their expectations for Jaylon Smith

FRISCO, Texas — Jaylon Smith as an NFL starter is a miracle, but in this case medical astonishment is not enough.The ex-Notre Dame linebacker is in his fifth NFL season, and everyone needs to readjust their expectations for the player who should have been a top 10 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.That player was gone the moment he sustained the devastating knee injury in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl. That he even has overcome an injury of that severity to play at a high level in the NFL will always be a testament to both modern medicine and to Smith.This is who he is: A nice player whose body, and legs, won…