Sources: Cowboys agree to three-year deal with RB Williams

Frisco, Texas — The dallas cowboys Saturday added a key player to their offense, agreeing to a three-year deal with running back javonte williams Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that it gives him $16 million guaranteed.

According to sources, the total deal is worth $24 million and also includes a signing bonus of $6 million.

When the Cowboys head to Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine next week, they may turn their attention to Pro Bowl wide receiver george pickens. The Cowboys are expected to place the franchise tag on Pickens before the March 3 deadline at a cost of approximately $28 million and then hope to work out a multiyear deal. Pickens set career highs in catches (93), yards (1,429) and touchdowns (nine) last year.

Williams set career highs in rushing yards, carries and touchdowns last year, his first contract with the Cowboys after signing a one-year, $3 million deal following a four-year tenure. denver broncosWho selected him in the second round of the 2021 draft.

Williams finished with 1,201 yards, ninth-most in the NFL, despite missing the last game due to a stinger problem that had bothered him most of the final month of the season. Williams, who will turn 26 in April, also had 252 carries and 11 rushing touchdowns after topping 903 yards (2021), 217 carries (2023) and four TDs (2021, ’24) with the Broncos. He missed most of the 2022 season in Denver due to ACL and LCL injuries in his right knee.

His 1,201 yards were the most by a Cowboy since Ezekiel Elliott (1,357) in 2019. He also caught 35 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns.