On Oct. 16, the Cowboys defensive end published a since-deleted post on social media shortly after a win over the Los Angeles Chargers. His message included a...
Dallas Cowboys Sam Williams as he leaves the field after a Cowboys rookie minicamp at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Friday, May 13, 2022.“I wasn’t frustrated with the playing time,” Williams said. “You might take it like that. Everybody else might take it like that. The plays I had out there, I wasn’t taking full of my opportunities. That’s what the post was about, not about playing time. I get 15 to 20 plays a game. That’s not the problem.“When I said, ‘Free me,’ I meant the dog inside of me.
Among the better recent examples, at 6-4 and 260 pounds, Arizona Cardinals linebacker Zaven Collins played gunner as a rookie in 2021. Tight end Darren Waller, at 6-6 and 255, took nearly 100 gunner reps from 2015-18 with the Baltimore Ravens and then-Oakland Raiders.Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Williams inspired the team to show this week Super Bowl film of Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson, a linebacker who played for the Cowboys from 1975-79.
“Last year, I was making hella plays with less time,” Williams said. “This time, I just feel like I needed to get back to that, that Sam from last year. That’s all it was about. It wasn’t playing time. It wasn’t about leaving. I don’t ever want to leave Dallas. It was just about me personally. “I don’t call myself a dog because a dog can be trained. I look at myself as more of a gladiator. But I posted that, I don’t know, just as a reminder to myself. Forget how many plays you get. If I get five, I’ve got to make those count, so I’ve got to release that inner dog in me.”Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith and tackle-guard Chuma Edoga are listed questionable for Sunday’s game. Some hope surrounds their statuses.
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