{"id":1716,"date":"2024-07-29T01:14:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T01:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2024-07-29T01:14:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T01:14:12","slug":"breaking-dallas-cowboys-lose-primetime-player-for-the-entire-2024-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1716","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dallas Cowboys Lose Primetime Player For The Entire 2024 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>\u00a0have enough on their plate, having to pay three top performers on the team, and now they have to deal with losing defensive end Sam Williams.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>Williams had to leave Sunday\u2019s training camp practice on a cart after suffering what appeared to be a leg injury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sam Williams went down in a lot of pain. Appears to be left knee. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fpwtzts21L\">pic.twitter.com\/Fpwtzts21L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaadYousuf126\/status\/1817635545444733056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It did not look or feel good, and the news later was even worse.<\/p>\n<p>After undergoing further testing, an MRI confirmed Williams tore his ACL, per\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>He will now miss the entire 2024 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The MRI confirmed that promising DE Sam Williams is out for the season with a torn ACL. Brutal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MRZZCHfkj8\">https:\/\/t.co\/MRZZCHfkj8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1817710855217402360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sam Williams was reportedly participating in special teams drills when he went down with the injury.<\/p>\n<p>While perennial Pro Bowler Micah Parsons leads the Cowboys\u2019 pass rush, Williams is considered a vital member of the rotation.<\/p>\n<p>A second-round draft pick out of Ole Miss in 2022, the 25-year-old has posted 8.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, and 16 quarterback hits in 32 games across his first two NFL seasons, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4567242\/sam-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 second-round pick of the Cowboys was set to enter his third NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a rocky start to training camp for the Cowboys, who are in the process of negotiating long-term contracts with CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons, and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dak-prescott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dak Prescott<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-sam-williams-had-potential-for-bigger-role-on-dallas-cowboys-defense-before-injury\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sam Williams Had Potential For Bigger Role On Dallas Cowboys Defense Before Injury<\/h2>\n<p>Sam Williams was on tap to having a good season that would\u2019ve seen his playing time increase after the departure of Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence are still on the line, but not having a lot of established depth behind them would\u2019ve opened a huge door for Williams to see a bigger role in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have enough on their plate, having to pay three top performers on the team, and now they have to deal with losing defensive end Sam Williams. 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