‘He Has the Gifts’: Rookie DE Sam Williams Draws Raves from Cowboys Coaches

FRISCO – “He has the presents.”

The Dallas Cowboys teaching employees isn’t holding again in its reward for second-round rookie Sam Williams, who’s already making a robust impression within the rookie minicamp this weekend right here inside The Star.

Head Mike McCarthy is raving about WIlliams, a defensive finish out of Ole Miss, saying, “I believe we’d all agree that Sam Williams seems to be like a man that was born to play skilled soccer.”

This mirrors what defensive coordinator Dan Quinn recalled from when he first noticed Williams in individual at an Ole Miss pre-draft exercise.

“Leaving the sphere that day, I bear in mind telling Mike, ‘Man I might actually like to teach that man.’ In order that’s an excellent feeling to have.”

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The Cowboys imagine they did their analysis and cleared up any habits considerations about Williams (see “I Did not Do Something” right here). And now they appear to be instantaneous believers within the man they made the 56th general decide. … coming to a roster trying to substitute free-agent loss Randy Gregory.

Stated McCarthy: “He has the presents. He has the bodily traits. He had two cross rushes (Friday and) … he was clear within the backfield. He has that sort of capability. He’s in an amazing place.”

Williams is happy as effectively – with the coaches and with this “place.” He joked that when he made a 30 go to to DFW, he thought of lacking “my flight on goal so I would not have to go away.

“It is only a connection that I am unable to clarify. With DQ and the opposite guys, it is simply completely different.”

Williams (6-4, 265), who had 12 sacks and 16 tackles for loss final season with the Rebels, incomes first-team All-SEC honors, is happy with what he is being taught up to now.

“Coaches had been pumping us up, however educating us on the identical time,” stated Williams, who has additionally cleared up that whereas his household calls him “De” (his given title is Samuel Degarrick Williams), he’ll persist with “Sam.”

“You’ll be able to’t ask for something higher than that.”

And the Cowboys seemingly imagine they cannot ask for way more from a second-round decide than they could get with Sam Williams.

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