It has been reported today that Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrance Williams will miss most, if not all, of the offseason program following surgery to repair a broken foot. It is not yet known when, or how, Williams suffered the injury.
Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams is recovering from a broken foot that required surgery, according to sources. Executive vice president Stephen Jones did not elaborate on the nature of Williams' injury but said Williams would miss some time… https://t.co/plpE6JOkls
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) March 26, 2018
This news may help explain the Cowboys’ sudden aggressive pursuit of receivers in free agency. Dallas has signed both Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson in the last few days.
Hurns, who will average $6 million per season, is already expected to take over as the number-two receiver. The Cowboys gave yet to release or trade Dez Bryant, and that seems less likely with each passing day.
Even with these additions, Williams’ roster spot seems safe. There is no cap relief in cutting him and a trade partner may be hard to find for a marginal talent. This injury will only further complicate a trade.
Thankfully, Terrance’s five seasons in Dallas means he won’t be too negatively affected by the lost time. He knows the system and should come back just fine, hopefully in time for a few preseason games if not training camp.
The big question is just how far down the depth chart he might fall.
This Smells like a Derrick Holland type of cover up injury
This is the type of situation that tells me his days are numbered. While he’ll probably be on the roster at times next year, Hurns takes over as the 2 maybe the 1 with Dez going to 2(maybe, hopefully??) . You figure they draft a WR and get Switzer and/or Beasley(pending cutting/trading him) and Noah Brown more involved. Theirs simply no space for him and he’s at best an average receiver Simple Math
In simple math, Butler wasn’t coming back and Deontay filled that position. Hurns is much more interesting. T.Will had surgery 4 weeks ago, so perhaps, just perhaps, Hurns was brought on as insurance for T.Will’s surgery. That is not to say this was the only reason. When you look at the KC game last season, both T.Will and Dez ended up with leg/foot injuries. Hurns can be that insurance if either of them ends up injured. He covered for Robinson, in Jacksonville, when he went down. It is true that the WR corp is crowded, but I don’t think T.Will falls that far. In the first half of the season, T.Will was initially injured in the NYG game (I believe) and he was out and then he was back in the game. T.Will stated it was all just a matter of dealing with pain tolerance. He may be slight, but he is tough. I think he ends up #2 or #3 WR. Noah Brown could be pushed out or tried at TE because of his blocking ability. Love Beaser, but he could be moved out to make room, especially if we draft a WR.
WR gets worse as the offseason goes on. 2 journeymen signed, Williams hurt and also he stays…
Witten stays, starts and will cost cap after he’s done. Butler was the only WR catching any balls deep last year, Cowboys not interested…
T Williams- Beasley both will be on the outside looking in by 2019.