{"id":663045,"date":"2026-01-08T05:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/663045\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T05:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:48:29","slug":"cowboys-say-re-signing-running-back-javonte-williams-is-a-priority-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/663045\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys say re-signing running back Javonte Williams is a \u2018priority\u2019 in free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRISCO \u2014 The Cowboys<\/a> struck gold with free agent running back Javonte Williams<\/a> this season. Now, if they want to retain him, they\u2019ll have to pay accordingly, <\/p>\n

It sounds like they\u2019re OK with that.<\/p>\n

Cowboys co-owner Stephen Jones<\/a> called Williams a \u201cpriority\u201d when asked about the free agent during Wednesday\u2019s annual end of the year press conference. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to bring him back,\u201d Jones said of Williams. \u201cWe want to sign him to a multiple-year deal. We\u2019ll be adamant talking about it, how we want to get started with his agent. It\u2019s my understanding he really wants to be back, which is helpful. Certainly that\u2019s one of our priorities to get him re-signed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Cowboys bought low on Williams<\/a> and he paid off big. He was the first guy they signed in free agency this off-season. They gave him a one-year, $3 million deal. He responding by setting career highs in carries (252), yards (1,201), and total touchdowns (13) in 16 games played.<\/p>\n

Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer<\/a> said earlier this year that he hopes the Cowboys can retain Williams.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope he\u2019s a Cowboy for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be the second time Williams is a free agent in as many years. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He was very successful his rookie season with the Broncos, rushing for 903 yards on an average of 4.4 yards per carry. A torn ACL suffered early in his second season was a turning point in Denver, however. He struggled during the final two seasons in Denver. <\/p>\n

Williams said earlier this year that he enters this free agency market with more confidence than he did a year ago. He also has a clear mentality on what matters to him about choosing his future team.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t always want to just follow money and things like that,\u201d Williams said earlier this year. \u201cYou want to go somewhere where you can succeed and be a part of something that\u2019s special. I feel like it\u2019s very special here.\u201d<\/p>\n

They think he\u2019s special, too.<\/p>\n

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Topics included the hiring process for the next defensive coordinator, re-signing Javonte Williams, Jerry Jones\u2019 lofty retirement goal and more.<\/p>\n

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Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRISCO \u2014 The Cowboys struck gold with free agent running back Javonte Williams this season. Now, if they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2066],"tags":[2009,230,229,257,2461,7,1274,2883,6,9,2884],"class_list":["post-663045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas-cowboys","tag-brief","tag-cowboys","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-dallascowboys","tag-football","tag-javonte-williams","tag-jerry-jones","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-stephen-jones"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115857909805830527","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}