Cowboys DE Sam Williams will be out for season after suffering a severe injury in practice.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams will be out of the 2024 season through injury after he tore multiple ligaments in his left knee during the team Sunday’s practice.
It was reported by the team that Williams suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn medial collateral ligament while he was blocking during a special teams drill.
After practice, owner and general manager Jerry Jones stated that, “We didn’t like what we saw,” before Williams headed off for an MRI.
The Cowboys were trusting on Williams being a major part of their pass rush behind DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons. In free agency, Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler Jr. joined former defensive coordinator Dan Quinn with the Washington Commanders.
They combined for 11.5 sacks last year.
Williams has 8.5 sacks in his first two seasons. He was third on the team in sacks with 4.5 in 2023, but he played just 28.3% of the snaps on defense. The Cowboys chose Williams in the second round in 2022 out of Ole Miss.
The Cowboys selected Marshawn Kneeland in the second round this year and have been impressed with his early work in training camp.
“Impressive. Very impressive. Very mature,” coach Mike McCarthy stated before Sunday’s practice. “Love his physicality, motor, just like we did during the draft process. He’s off to a good start. He’s very comfortable, picks it up in the classroom. Outward personality, which is important. He’s off to a good start.”
The Cowboys have Viliami Fehoko Jr., Tyrus Wheat and Durrell Johnson as full-time defensive ends at camp, but they did not record a sack last year. Chauncey Golston can play end and tackle and had 1.5 sacks last season.
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