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Cowboys WR Williams reveals how he helps younger receivers

Published Jul. 10, 2015 2:39 p.m. ET

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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams is heading into his third year with the club. His clutch catches in 2014 as well as having the most playoff touchdown receptions of any Dallas player since 1998 makes him a respectable veteran to newcomers.

The 2013 third round pick told reporters Friday at his eponymous youth football ProCamp exactly how he counsels the Cowboys' younger receiver corps.

"Whenever you've been playing football for quite a few years, whenever you're bigger and faster than most people, the fundamentals kind of go away because the talent takes over," said Williams. "Whenever you come into the league, you see people bigger than you and faster than you. So, it's one of those things where you have to keep your mindset to where you trust yourself and trust whatever got you here."

The Cowboys are taking five undrafted free agent wideouts to Oxnard, California for training camp later in the month. Two of those receivers, Lucky Whitehead and George Farmer, are expected to have a good shot to make the team based on their willingness to play special teams, both as returners and also coverage. In addition, Dallas has 2014 fifth-rounder Devin Street, who had two catches for 18 yards in Week 1. For the rest of the season, Street only saw a total of four targets and didn't catch any of them.

"I'm not telling them how to play," Williams said. "I'm just saying follow your steps and whatever got you here to the league."

As a rookie in 2013, Williams was inquisitive about the new beginning. He leaned heavily on top veteran receivers Miles Austin and Dez Bryant for guidance.

"They been watching me day one since I been here and they been telling me stuff that can better myself in different ways and be more effective. The stuff that they tell me I pay special attention to," Williams told The Landry Hat in July 2013.

Williams even took advice from quarterback Tony Romo, who was only able to watch during spring practices as he recovered from his first of two back surgeries to plague him in the following off-seasons. As Romo tossed balls to Williams, he also tossed him advice on what a quarterback looks for in a receiver.

Now, after having caught 81 passes, mostly from Romo, for 1,357 yards and 13 touchdowns in his first two seasons, Williams' credibility grows as he now helps the new crop of Dallas receivers blossom into NFL-ready route-runners.