Sam Williams - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

Has quiet 2025-26 season Williams played in 17 games during the 2025-26 regular season, totaling 37 tackles (including 1.0 sacks), two defensed passes, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Impact Williams took on a larger role after missing all of 2024 while recovering from a torn ACL. He logged the first five starts of his career and totaled a career-high 469 defensive snaps, but while he also recorded a career-best 37 stops, he registered only 1.0 sacks after totaling 9.5 sacks across his first two seasons. Williams is slated to be an unrestricted free agent, and there's no guarantee the Cowboys will attempt to bring him back.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Giants Owner John Mara Gets Game Ball After Win vs. Cowboys Amid Cancer Battle

New York Giants owner John Mara got a season-ending gift from his team three months into his cancer treatment.

JANUARY 5 • FOX SPORTS

Giants Owner John Mara Gets Game Ball After Win vs. Cowboys Amid Cancer Battle

Floundering Cowboys draft pick is hanging on for dear life in Dallas Sam Williams comfortably made it back in time for the start of the 2025 NFL campaign from the torn ACL in July 2024. However, the veteran de...

DECEMBER 26, 2025 • THELANDRYHAT.COM

Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24 after evading officers, police say

Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing...

NOVEMBER 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Brissett fills in for Murray again as Cardinals end 5-game skid with 27-17 victory over Cowboys

Jacoby Brissett threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score filling in again for Kyler Murray, and the Arizona Cardinals stopped a five-game losing streak with a 27-17 victory ove...

NOVEMBER 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Can't-Miss Play: Blocked-punt TD! Cowboys score six after Cards' punt doinks of Williams' helmet Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams blocks an Arizona Cardinals punt that is recovered for a Cowboys touchdown.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025 • NFL.COM

This Cowboys Jalen Tolbert-Michael Carter II trade package is more genius than crazy The Cowboys may need to consider a trade with the Jets that swaps Sam Williams and Jalen Tolbert for Tony Adams and Michael Carter II.

OCTOBER 29, 2025 • THELANDRYHAT.COM

Cowboys dominate Jets 37-22 behind Prescott's 4 TD passes, two 90-yard scoring drives

Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 37-22 victory over the New York Jets

OCTOBER 5, 2025 • Associated Press

It's hard to tell where Prescott-led Cowboys are headed after 40-40 tie against Parsons, Packers

Dak Prescott is indispensable

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

The one Cowboys player that could flip Week 3 on its head Why defensive end Sam Williams is the one Dallas Cowboys player who could tip the scales against the Chicago Bears in Week 3.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 • THELANDRYHAT.COM

Cowboys make surprising defensive discovery in Micah Parsons' absence Former second-round pick Sam Williams stepped up in a big way in Week 1 for the Dallas Cowboys.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 • THELANDRYHAT.COM

Sam Williams moves past Micah trade, locked in for Cowboys Sam Williams and Osa Odighizuwa helped lead an impressive defensive outing against the Eagles that just fell short, but the Cowboys' defende...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • DALLASCOWBOYS.COM

Five tackles in season opener Williams logged five tackles (three solo) during the Cowboys' 24-20 loss to the Eagles on Thursday.

Impact Williams missed all of last season after tearing his ACL and MCL during training camp, so Thursday's game marked his first regular-season game since Jan. 7, 2024 against the Commanders. He played 39 of 63 defensive snaps (61.9 percent) which was more than fellow defensive ends Marshawn Kneeland (30), Dante Fowler (27) and Donovan Ezeiruaku (22). Williams and the Cowboys will head home to Dallas to host their NFC East rival Giants on Sunday, Sept. 14.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cowboys defender fed up with Micah Parsons talk: 'Don't ask me no questions about that man' Dallas Cowboys defender Sam Williams is tired of answering questions about former defensive end Micah Parsons.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 • PENNLIVE.COM

It took just one game for Cowboys' Sam Williams to tire of Micah Parsons questions Micah Parsons is gone and Dallas Cowboys DE Sam Williams needed just one game to grow tired of being asked about his former teammate.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 • SI.COM

Sam Williams: Postgame Week 1 #DALvsPHI | Dallas Cowboys 2025

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Cowboys' Sam Williams 'hungry' for greatness following Micah Parsons trade The Dallas Cowboys need more from Sam Williams following the Micah Parsons trade, and the fourth-year DE is 'hungry' to become great.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 • SI.COM

Jerry Jones says Micah Parsons trade doesn't change Cowboys' win-now plan

Jerry Jones says the Dallas Cowboys are still in win-now mode

AUGUST 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Cowboys difficult to read after Parsons trade overshadows Prescott return, Schottenheimer debut

It’s tough to tell which direction the Dallas Cowboys are headed under first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer after the five-year run with Mike McCarthy ended with a losing record t...

AUGUST 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Sam Williams on Matt Eberflus' 'violent' defense, bouncing back in contract year On September 4, Sam Williams will take the field for an NFL game for the first time in 599 days since suffering an ACL and MCL tear last yea...

AUGUST 21, 2025 • DALLASCOWBOYS.COM

Spagnola: Sam The Man & decisions, decisions Sam Williams’ 100-yard pick-six capped Cowboys camp with a feel-good comeback moment, but Mickey Spagnola notes plenty of roster questions r...

AUGUST 15, 2025 • DALLASCOWBOYS.COM

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones compares Sam Williams to Hall of Fame legend | Sporting News This is high praise.

AUGUST 15, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

'22 MPH at 260 pounds': Former Cowboys' 2nd-round pick on fast track to return from injury Sam Williams says he’s feeling “fantastic” and hitting 22 MPH just months after a season-ending knee injury last training camp.

JULY 25, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Provides promising update Williams (knee) said Thursday that he feels "fantastic," Jon Machota of The Athletic reports. "It feels like I never had an injury. I've put in the work. I feel great. Fantastic. N...

Impact Williams didn't play at all last season after tearing the ACL and MCL in his left knee during training camp. The Ole Miss product had been slated for an important rotational role along Dallas' defensive line after logging 8.5 sacks over 32 regular-season games during his first two NFL campaigns. Per Todd Archer of ESPN.com, Williams has participated in initial training-camp practices, and he was pulled from the team's initial session Tuesday after laying a couple big hits on teammates. All signs point to Williams being ready for Week 1 of the campaign, and he's a favorite -- though not an absolute lock -- to nab a roster spot.

JULY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Life lessons in hand from rigorous rehab, Sam Williams is back with added hunger Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams returned to the same field where he tore his ACL last season on Tuesday, this time with a different hunge...

JULY 25, 2025 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

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