The NFL is adding insult- and a costly punishment- to injury for Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams.
Williams has been suspended three games without pay for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, according to a Monday announcement made by the Cowboys. Williams was already on injured reserve with an ACL and MCL tear suffered during training camp and will not play at all this season.
The suspension went into effect prior to Sunday night’s game versus the 49ers; the former second-round draft pick out of Mississippi will also miss game checks for Week 9’s game in Atlanta and Week 10’s home meeting with the Eagles. He will be eligible for official reinstatement following the Philadelphia game.
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The suspension follows a lengthy investigation for August 2023 charges of marijuana possession and unlawful carrying of a weapon. Williams, now 25, was arrested less than three weeks before the regular season opener but was nevertheless able to appear in all 18 of the team’s games (including playoffs) last year.
Williams will lose a total of $211,807 in salary as a result of the suspension but will not have to miss any games once he returns from his injury.
Next year will be Williams’s fourth season with the Cowboys.
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