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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...
