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Cowboys DE suffers season-ending injury

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated Jul 28, 2024 9:13 PM ET

The Dallas Cowboys are already dealing with serious injury woes just a few days into training camp.

Third-year defensive end Sam Williams sparked major concern Sunday when he went down with an injury during practice at River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard, Calif. The 25-year-old had to be carted off the field after getting hurt during a drill, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.

Cowboys DE Sam Williams (knee) being carted off after going down during a drill pic.twitter.com/BJotookxEO

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 28, 2024

The initial fear was that Williams tore his ACL, and that concern was validated hours later as an MRI confirmed that he would be out for the season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

The MRI confirmed that promising DE Sam Williams is out for the season with a torn ACL. Brutal. https://t.co/MRZZCHfkj8

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 28, 2024

Williams played in all 17 games for the Cowboys last season. The Ole Miss product was primarily used as a reserve. His 4.5 sacks ranked third on the team behind Micah Parsons and Dorance Armstrong Jr.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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