Cowboys news: Javonte Williams talks about wanting to be in Dallas

The Cowboys and Williams were a match made in heaven.

On playing alongside such a loaded roster on offense:

“I like it a lot. We’ve got playmakers at every position. It’s probably one of the first times I had this many superstars on the same team, but we’ve just gotta keep it going.”

On meshing so quickly with Klayton Adams:

“It’s just the schemes — how he draws it up. I mean, everything that they say in practice, it seems like it comes true in the game, so I just listen to them throughout the week, and then just go out and execute on Sundays.”

On the Cowboys passing on Rico Dowdle and seeking him instead out in free agency:

“I probably wanted to come just as much as they wanted me [here]. It all worked out and I’m glad it did. I’m glad I came, and I’m glad I’ve got the teammates I got.”

The veteran won’t play another snap in 2025.

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Miles Sanders needs season-ending surgery on his left knee, executive vice president Stephen Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday.

Sanders dealt with a knee issue for a good portion of training camp but played in the first four games, picking up 117 yards on 20 carries. He did not play last week and was not able to finish practice on Wednesday.

According to multiple sources, Sanders will undergo a chondral tissue graft surgery in which pieces of bone and cartilage are transplanted into the affected area to improve the joint function. Cornerback Trevon Diggs had the same surgery last January.

Sanders signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys as a free agent worth $1.337 million after spending the previous two seasons with the Carolina Panthers.

Adams has turned the Cowboys into one of the NFL’s best teams in terms of running the football.

Adams got on Schottenheimer’s radar in 2021 when coaches he knew around the league spoke highly of the Indianapolis Colts’ tight ends coach.

“They just said, ‘Turn on the film,’” Schottenheimer said.

Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus knew Adams well from their time together with the Colts.

“He did an outstanding job (in Indianapolis),” Eberflus said. “I know how smart he is. Going against him, he’s a heck of a guy that can design the runs, really create angles, mismatches, wide holes before contact. (Creating) yards before contact — he’s great at doing that. And he’s got all the schemes. He’s got the gap schemes and the zone schemes and really understands principles of defense to take advantage of angles.”

Eberflus added that the simplicity of what Adams does makes him so effective, which especially helps in a game like the Cowboys played last Sunday, when four offensive line starters were out and Dallas still ran for 180 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries.

“He doesn’t ask the players to do a bunch of things,” Eberflus said. “He asks them to do the same things over and over again. But the way he dresses it up, that makes it hard for the defense.”

Adams, 42, played center at Boise State until he graduated in 2004. He then worked as a college coach for the next 14 years, making stops at Western Washington, Sacramento State, San Jose State and Colorado. His focus was on the offensive line and tight ends. His first NFL opportunity came with the Colts in 2019 as an assistant offensive line coach before eventually coaching their tight ends.

Adams seems hesitant to take too much credit for Dallas’ run-game turnaround. The same could be said of the way the Cowboys were able to overcome all of their injury issues last Sunday in New Jersey.

“I feel the same way coming out of it that I did going into it,” he said. “This is the National Football League, and when you’re asked to do something, it’s an opportunity. So you need to go in and do a good job. Kudos to those guys for going in and taking advantage of their opportunity. Kudos to Schotty for calling a really good game kinda based on what he knew going into it, not that we had to change very much. Also, I think you always give a lot of credit to the quarterback because when he’s on the field, you got a shot.”

The Cowboys continue to battle through a laundry list of injuries.

The Dallas Cowboys are a mash unit given all the injuries they have sustained. However, Dak Prescott and the offense have maintained a blistering pace offensively even without CeeDee Lamb and multiple starters on the offensive line. As the Cowboys enter the weekend, their expansive injury reports this week, with many players limited in practice, remain inconclusive after Friday’s practice.

This is certainly a mouthful considering the other quarterbacks than have played in Dallas under Jones.

The Dallas Cowboys have a great chance to get back above .500 with their Week 6 matchup against the Carolina Panthers.

Last week, the Cowboys looked the best they have all season in their dominant win over the New York Jets.

The biggest reason behind the Cowboys’ success this season has been the play from quarterback Dak Prescott.

Prescott has looked like one of, if not the best, quarterbacks in the league at this moment of the season.

It was a big year for Prescott, and so far, he is answering the bell. On Friday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones discussed what he sees in his quarterback, and it was nothing but praise.

When speaking with 105.3 The FAN, Jones said, “The best leader that I think I’ve ever been around.”