The Dallas Cowboys will soon report to training camp and it\u2019s no surprise we\u2019re looking at potential free agency additions. But this is one that fails to get anyone excited. <\/p>\n
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With Dallas Cowboys training camp kicking off on July 28, you can expect the front office to take a long look at the top available free agents who could boast the team\u2019s chances right before the season. <\/p>\n
One name to watch for Dallas, according to CBS Sports\u2019 Bryan DeArdo, is offensive tackle Jonah Williams. And while the logic is sound, I believe the Cowboys may just be better off steering clear. Let\u2019s dive in. <\/p>\n
Why Williams makes sense for Cowboys<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t hate the idea of taking yet another swing on a former first-round pick whose career hasn\u2019t panned out the way it was expected to. That\u2019s exactly what Williams is today. But I understand DeArdo\u2019s stance on the Cowboys needs in the trenches. <\/p>\n
\u201cWilliams\u2019 recent injury history has undoubtedly hindered his market value,\u201d DeArdo writes in a free agent matchmaker article<\/a>. \u201cWith that in mind, Williams\u2019 best bet might be joining a team that would use him as either a swing tackle or as a depth piece. That brings us to Dallas, where the Cowboys could use some experience behind starters Tyler Guyton and Terence Steele.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhile he hasn\u2019t lived up to his draft stock, the former 11th overall pick has nonetheless been a solid pass protector who has started in each of his 79 NFL games,\u201d he adds. <\/p>\n My biggest concern with the Cowboys offense right now is the pass protection from Steele and Guyton. So I understand wanting to add some talent to the position. But if I\u2019m being honest, Williams doesn\u2019t get me excited one bit. <\/p>\n Why the Cowboys should avoid Williams<\/p>\n First and foremost, Williams\u2019 career has been disappointing for being a former Top 15 draft pick. That\u2019s largely because of injuries, which kept him from playing his rookie year back in 2019 and hindered his availability recently. <\/p>\n Since the start of the 2024 NFL season, he\u2019s missed a total of 19 games. He was placed on Injured Reserve due to a knee injury in Week 1 of 2024. In November of last year, Williams had season-ending shoulder surgery. <\/p>\n And when he has played, it hasn\u2019t been great, either. <\/p>\n According to PFF,<\/a> he ranked 79th out of 89 qualifying offensive tackles in pass protection. He allowed 22 total pressures and four sacks in just nine games. <\/p>\n Maybe I\u2019m being too harsh on a veteran who would come in as a starter and little more. But at this point, I wonder if the Cowboys are better off with what they have. Nate Thomas proved a serviceable backup last year. While I\u2019m not buying he has a chance to beat Tyler Guyton<\/a> for the starting left tackle job, I see him as solid depth. <\/p>\n I\u2019d be more intrigued in names such as Taylor Decker and Cam Robinson if we\u2019re talking free agent offensive tackles. But I\u2019m passing on Williams. <\/p>\n \t\t\t Dallas Cowboys News<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t Estadio Azteca, currently named Mexico City Stadium for the FIFA World Cup, is all the rage right now. But few NFL fans that the Dallas Cowboys made NFL history there back in 1994 in a way that will never be beaten. <\/p>\n Dallas Cowboys<\/a> Jonah Williams<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys will soon report to training camp and it\u2019s no surprise we\u2019re looking at potential free…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,113,104,103,47364],"class_list":["post-362745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-jonah-williams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"June](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/USATSI_29303055-200x200.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Dallas Cowboys once made NFL history in Estadio Azteca, and it\u2019s a record that will never be broken\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n