Safety Roy Williams released

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Dallas Cowboys release safety Roy Williams

08:59 AM CST on Thursday, March 5, 2009
By TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News
tarcher@dallasnews.com

IRVING - Roy Williams is no longer a Dallas Cowboy.

After attempts to trade the five-time Pro Bowl safety failed, the Cowboys decided to release Williams, their No. 1 draft pick in 2002.

By cutting Williams, the Cowboys save roughly $2 million in salary-cap space in 2009 and close the book on a player who was once the face of the franchise.

Williams was named to the Pro Bowl from 2003 to '07, earning a reputation as one of the NFL's most-feared hitters. He was also named All-Pro in 2003and only five defensive players in franchise history have played in more Pro Bowls than Williams as a Cowboy. He finished his Dallas career with 611 tackles,6½ sacks, 22 tackles for loss, 21 quarterback pressures, 56 pass deflections and 19 interceptions. He returned three for a touchdown, one shy of the teamrecord.

Williams, 28, was limited to three games in 2008 because of a twice fractured right forearm and he finished with just nine tackles.

The Cowboys signed Williams to a $25 million extension on Aug. 2, 2006, that included an $11.1 million signing bonus, which at the time was the most in historyfor a safety. But Williams' coverage skills became more of an issue over the last few years, something that he believed was a result in the change to the3-4 scheme from the 4-3 system the Cowboys used when he was drafted out of Oklahoma.

Williams also earned several fines and was suspended by the NFL for a game for horse-collar tackles, which is commonly known as the Roy Williams Rule.

Williams was also one of the most involved players in the community with his Safety Net Foundation work for single moms, setting up offices in Dallas andOklahoma to help families in need.
 
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cowboys are cleaning house now
 
LOL @ the sacrcasm in this thread.

[Banya]Its gold Jerry...GOLD![/Banya]
 
so...20 mil in dead cap money is what's hot in the streets now? yamean...my feelings on Roy are well-documented round thes parts, but this timing isrediculous...
 
Originally Posted by potus2028

so...20 mil in dead cap money is what's hot in the streets now? yamean...my feelings on Roy are well-documented round thes parts, but this timing is rediculous...
They saved a couple million under the cap by cutting Roy, so what's your point...?
 
Shoes gonna have to root for a new team.
Yeah right. Just a new era...

Cowboys>T.O., Roy, or whoever else gets cut in the next 5 hours....
 
I know a lot of teams who could use a 5x Pro Bowler on Special Teams.
 
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