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NFL suspends former Alabama high school player Dallas Cowboys

NFL suspends former Alabama high school player Dallas Cowboys

The end of the Dallas Cowboys defense Sam Williams He was suspended for three games by the NFL the league was announced on Monday.

Williams, a standout player at Lee (now Percy Julian) High School in Montgomery, was suspended for violating the NFL’s Team Code of Conduct.

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Williams will be suspended for the next three Cowboys games, but he wouldn’t play anyway. Williams was on injured reserve after his injury season-ending knee injury at the training camp on July 28. Williams suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

However, injured substitute players will also be paid, with Williams losing three games’ worth of wages. Based on his 2024 salary of $1.059 million, the suspension will cost Williams approximately $186,882.

In 2023, Williams was arrested twice in connection with road accidents.

In January 2023, Williams was charged with dangerous driving in connection with the December accident. Authorities determined Williams was traveling at nearly 100 miles per hour before causing the collision.

In August 2023, a traffic stop occurred in Frisco, Texas Williams charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying of a weapon.