Cowboys’ Williams Done for Season

The Dallas Cowboys have lost another player because of injuries, the latest being hard-hitting safety Roy Williams. Williams broke his right forearm in Sunday’s loss against the St. Louis Rams and will miss the remainder of the season.

The Cowboys, who have lost three of their last four games, may be in the midst of a great collapse. Widely regarded as the NFL’s most talented team, the Dallas’ greatest weakness may be its lack of depth. Injuries, then, have proven to be especially costly for them, whereas other teams in similar positions are more prepared and thus more able to find stop-gaps at key positions.

Williams was used mostly in run-support situations for the Cowboys, who pulled him out of the game on passing downs because he lacks cover skills and abilities. Still, as a run-support safety, few are better at delivering hits. The Cowboys signed former Atlanta Falcons safety Daren Stone, who was arrested with a DUI in the offseason and cut by the Falcons in September, to replace Williams on the roster.

Williams will likely be released in the offseason.