Sports Dallas Cowboys defensive live Sam Williams suffered torn ligaments in his left knee while taking section in special teams drills Sunday and will need season-ending surgical treatment.
Williams purchased damage all through a blocking drill with the Cowboys now not but in pads. He was once tended to by trainers for numerous minutes, then did not keep any weight on his leg while being helped onto a motorized cart that took him off the sphere.
The 6-foot-4, 261-pound Williams was once anticipated to have a bigger role as edge rusher this season after the defensive live Dorance Armstrong and outdoors linebacker Dante Fowler left the Cowboys in free agency all through the offseason.
A 2d-round draft opt out of Mississippi in 2022, Williams performed in 32 well-liked-season games over the final two seasons, including all 17 final one year. He has 8 1/2 occupation sacks.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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