OXNARD, Calif. (KLTV) – Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is entering his first full season in Dallas after being acquired midseason from the New York Jets. <\/p>\n
Williams participated in his first Cowboys\u2019 training camp on Wednesday and spoke with the media afterward. A lot of the talk around Williams this week has been about his contract, especially after the Philadelphia Eagles inked Jalen Carter to a long-term deal on Tuesday. Williams said he has learned from other great defensive tackles around the league by watching their film. <\/p>\n
\u201cLike Jalen Carter and Jeffrey Simmons. And them two phenomenal players, phenomenal guys, man. I watch their film all the time, especially with CP coming over and the things that Jalen Carter do man. He\u2019s well deserving of every penny he\u2019s got and earned,\u201d Williams said. \u201cFor me right now, man, I\u2019m just trying to stay focused on the training camp, enjoying Oxnard and enjoying having one of the best quarterbacks in the league and one of the best offenses in the league. And just enjoy building this defense and trying to get this defense in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
The amount of money being paid to defensive tackles continues to go up. Williams said having a good defensive line is the key to a good defense. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just phenomenal to see the impact that my position is making, like you always see the team that\u2019s in the Super Bowl has phenomenal d-tackles with Seattle and the Eagles,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThat\u2019s all I focus on, man. I just focus on bringing the impact to this team, bringing impact to this defense and trying to get this team going in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams said he\u2019s not focused on contract discussions during training camp. <\/p>\n
\u201cI truly don\u2019t know, man. I let them handle that. Like I said, man, I\u2019m just truly enjoying being here, man. I\u2019m enjoying being on the Dallas Cowboys,\u201d Williams said. \u201cEverybody know we have a great offense and it\u2019s our job on defense to win championships because that\u2019s the saying. So we got a long way to go from last year. And I\u2019m just extremely focused on that and extremely dedicated to that.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his seven years in the league, Williams has never made the playoffs. Williams said he is focused on making the postseason now as a Dallas Cowboy. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs a competitor man, I want to win it all, like I compete in this sport and I\u2019m an ultimate competitor and I want to win every single game if I can. I was bred to win from Coach Saban and do the things that we can do at Bama,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI wanted to bring that same mentality, especially to this defense, because our offense has that mentality and just trying to develop a new defensive culture, a defensive mindset, and we got the right guys on defense.\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams said he likes the swag that new defensive coordinator Christian Parker brings to the team. <\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day he comes just with a swag and a mentality to get better and to be the best that he can be. And that\u2019s just amazing, man. I know he like to laugh and joke and I just, I just have fun with this staff man,\u201d Williams said. \u201cCP of course has been to two Super Bowls. Won a Super Bowl with the Eagles. And they know how it\u2019s supposed to look. They know how all pros look. They know how Pro Bowlers look. And they know how a great defense is supposed to look. So just trusting in them to kind of guide us in the right direction and to turn us into those same Super Bowl winning defenses.\u201d<\/p>\n
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