The Dallas Cowboys have had their fair share of success in recent memory. Dallas had three consecutive 12-win seasons leading up to the 2023-24 season. There were undoubtedly Super Bowl expectations for this team leading up to week one.
While their season has gone sideways, they’re now seeing one of their long-time starters retire from the NFL.
“Never Coming Back” Former Cowboys Starter Permanently Steps Away From Football
On Friday, Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald announced that starting center Connor Williams would retire from the NFL:
So Connor early this week decided to retire. Personal reasons, and we respect that,’ Macdonald told reporters. ‘Wish him the best, and we’ve got to move forward.’
Asked if he expects Williams to change his mind, Macdonald expressed doubts.
‘I don’t believe so,’ Macdonald said. ‘We will honor his wishes and keep all those reasons and conversations private for obvious reasons.’
The 27-year-old Williams will be replaced in the starting lineup by second-year player Olu Oluwatimi. Seattle heads to Santa Clara this weekend for Sunday’s game against the rival San Francisco 49ers.
Here is a look at Williams’ career stats:
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 2018 | 21 | DAL | NFL | LG | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 22 | DAL | NFL | LG | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 23 | DAL | NFL | LG | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 24 | DAL | NFL | LG | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 25 | MIA | NFL | C | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 26 | MIA | NFL | OL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 27 | SEA | NFL | C | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -39 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 Yrs | 92 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -32 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| DAL (4 Yrs) | 57 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |||||
| MIA (2 Yrs) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| SEA (1 Yr) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -39 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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