Dallas Cowboys running back Javonte Williams insists any effects of 2022 knee injuries are in the past.
"I feel completely like myself …" Williams said, according to team reporter Tommy Yarrish. "I probably can get more flexible and things like that, but as far as healing up, that I feel like is done."
Williams tore his ACL, LCL and posterior lateral corner in 2022 and has struggled to look like the same running back he was prior to the knee injuries. Williams averaged 4.4 yards per carry as a rookie in 2021 and 4.3 yards per rush during his four-game campaign in 2022. Since then, however, he has failed to average more than 3.7 yards per carry in a season.
The 25-year-old running back stressed the time it takes getting back to 100% varies by player.
"It just depends on who you are, it depends on your body … mine might take this amount of time, but somebody else might be different," Williams explained. "It's a lot that goes into it that people don't really understand. Just to be back out here and have another opportunity and chance to show myself, I can't ask for nothing else."
Williams, who spent the first four seasons of his career with the Denver Broncos, signed a one-year deal worth $3 million with the Cowboys this offseason. He's part of a backfield that includes veteran Miles Sanders and rookie Jaydon Blue, among others.
