Cowords sign Quinnen Williams to $105.9M extension
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- Cowboys–Quinnen Williams deal: Three-year, $105.9 million extension with $101 million guaranteed ($63.35 million guaranteed at signing); Williams is now signed through 2030
- Williams' $35.3M annual average ranks second among NFL defensive tackles, behind only Jalen Carter's $38 million (Eagles) and ahead of Jeffrey Simmons ($35.2M, Titans) and Chris Jones ($31.75M, Chiefs)
- Trade cost to land Williams: Dallas sent the Jets a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and defensive tackle Mazi Smith at last year's trade deadline
- Williams' production with Dallas: 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 33 quarterback pressures in seven games post-trade; career totals of 342 tackles, 41.5 sacks, four Pro Bowls, and a 2022 first-team All-Pro nod with a career-best 12 sacks
- Osa Odighizuwa flip: Cowboys signed Odighizuwa to a four-year, $80 million deal in March 2025 — then the largest in team history for a DT — before trading him to the 49ers for a third-round pick after he didn't fit new defensive coordinator Christian Parker's scheme
- Deal timeline: EVP Stephen Jones said at the start of training camp the team wanted a long-term extension; Williams' agent Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports attended Saturday's practice, and the agreement came two days later
- Cowboys' broader extension push: Dallas has also locked up Pro Bowl guard Tyler Smith, kicker Brandon Aubrey, tight end Jake Ferguson, cornerback DaRon Bland, and fullback Hunter Luepke on extensions over the past year
Why it matters: Williams' $35.3 million annual average — second only to Jalen Carter — locks Dallas into the defensive tackle market at the top tier after surrendering a 2027 first-round pick to get him, while the Odighizuwa flip shows the Cowboys will write a then-record $80 million deal in March and trade the player by summer if he doesn't fit coordinator Christian Parker's new scheme. Williams now anchors that scheme through 2030.
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