Roy Williams Highlights

[@bigred9991]

People only remember the end of his career which is sad. I heard Darren Woodson say that Roy was the best defensive player he's ever seen. The league had to change the rules in the middle of his career to stop him.

[@Relayer6a]

Woodson said, best football player he'd ever seen. and when the interviewer questioned him on it he doubled down.

[@llmfdoomf5127]

Hes the reason there's the horse collar rule when he did it on T.O. and broke his ankle when the eagles went to the super bowl the same year

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

Roy Williams was also Ronnie Lott's favorite player.

[@bigred9991]

@@llmfdoomf5127 And. When he was playing it was legal. It doesn't take away from how good he was in his prime. As a matter of fact ball carriers would of rathered been horse collared than get hit by him coming down hill. There's videos of receivers and tightends literally scared to go over the middle because of Roy's presence.

[@abiryosefbenavraham5943]

Facts

[@justinturley7071]

An underrated Cowboy. One that never does get any love when talking about former Cowboy players. A hard hitter. He could light you up and make you like it.

[@jsdzx]

Man we were horrible back then but I promise those games use to be more fun to watch. We had killers. Roy. Dexter coakley, dat nyugen

[@DC4L99]

Yep, only positives from that era really 😂.

[@jsdzx]

@@DC4L99 , very true. But we were only 5 years off the last super bowl. Didn’t seem that bad. My goodness time flies lol

[@bigred9991]

Jay Ratliff.

[@bucktoothbilly1577]

Dat is from rockport which its 25 minutes away from where I lived I wish I could see him play

[@oakmontoxfordhouse3185]

could of been a all pro for years and years... Then teams thru at him deep and he got exposed. I thought he would be the first player to kill someone on the field. Truly one of the most vivicious hitters that ive ever seen.

[@jiraiya4588]

When he got old and slower, I always thought they should have tried him at linebacker

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

The problem was the rule changes and so coaching staffs trying to turn safeties into what they are today. Trying to make him what he is not, a modern day covering down field type safety. Roy had great coverage on tight ends, slots etc, in fact was probably the best at it. His only job when covering deep was just to help the corner, and he was a monster at reading the run and everything in front of him. A playmaker. That type of safety no longer exists, but back then, typically you would want a safety that excels in the things Williams excelled in. Unfortunately the ideal football safety is no longer allowed in the nfl. Which is why you have qbs like dak Prescott for instance, who passes tons of simple passes far in front of safeties. You couldn't make a career on those passes back then like you can today.

[@DragonaAuntstar]

@@thecensoredmuscle563 yeah it’s like what’s happening to Jamal adams and Landon collins a bit. A coverage guy like Micah Hyde is way more valuable in the modern game.

[@greezythumb]

Actually he didn't get exposed. In interviews over the years S Keith Davis has admitted that those plays that Roy was blamed for was actually his fault. He was the one that got burned. Both times Roy only tried to come help and they wouldn't have happened if he didn't allow the redskins to fool him and left his Moss open. Roy saw Davis screwed up and left his zone to help but he got there a little too late. In the Roy Williams documentary, Davis explains how Roy took the blame for Davis failure to read the play properly.

[@bigred9991]

@Shawn Carter facts. He was such a team player that he took the blame for him and in the interview he still didn't want to say who's fault it really was.

[@Reemo3]

My favorite player on the cowboys. Remember being 12 years old and Obsessed with him

[@gamerdad5363]

Still the only jersey I wear every cowboys game...

[@kikiv151]

All my jersey are special. And he’s one of the ones I have . I have a emmitt I have a Romo I have Prime time I have a Irving and Dez I have Roy I have Cole I have a JWitt Zeke was a gift or else I wouldn’t rock him nor Dak I have Dorset and that’s my collection and I’m 1984 😉so I’m doing good .

[@jet_streamgtx4607]

roy williams jersey was a must

[@flashye123]

One of my all time favorite Cowboys 👍🏿

[@johnw5403]

Damn bro u brought back a bunch of memories, u really did👍👍🥺🥺, got me thinking abt my dad and uncle 🥺🥺🥺

[@DC4L99]

Thanks 👍, Williams was a beast.

[@johnw5403]

@@DC4L99 we use watch the boyz every sunday

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

Thank you an feels good to watch these highlights bc I remember all These when it was live.. it’s like being in a time machine lol an especially hearing some of they announcers that no longer announce 👍🏻

[@DC4L99]

The Dummy Thanks 🙏, I agree. It’s always fun to look back at past players and games. Honestly, I kinda preferred football back then to what it is now. Still great, but all the rule changes have watered it down a bit.

[@dvigiljr]

Pat Summerall.. his voice makes these highlights perfect!

[@DC4L99]

Yeah he was a great commentator.

[@mat-4636]

Pat Summerall & John Facenda 2 of the best commentating voices ever

[@exotic_t]

@@mat-4636 no joe buck and tony romo DIggs!!! SIDELINE!!! TOUCHDOWN!!

[@charlesharris3373]

One of the best voices of all time. We don't have those type of voices today. I mute the sound no matter which sport I am watching now days.😁

[@BigGangsta401]

Hey was my favorite player growing up hate how the rules changed so much

[@DC4L99]

I honestly think it will be flag football one day 😂.

[@v-nellg-rieduz1967]

I miss having him on our Defense!

[@RodriguesPaul360]

Should ve added the MNF pick 6 down by 6 with under 3 min vs Mcnabb and the she-gals to end the video and top it off .

[@LuckyLobster305]

That has to be one of the better rookie players we’ve had

[@iamnorco7107]

The only autograph and picture I have is of this guy. ROY WILLIAMS 💯

[@DC4L99]

Awesome 👍.

[@kylethompson8565]

Roy was the most unique defender I have ever seen. He played the game at an absurdly high level

[@georgekirby7150]

I would take micah over RW, but both are great.

[@troykraynanski3930]

One of my favorite all time Cowboys!

[@Supermanfan99]

I recall a game against the Lions where Roy came on a blitz. The RB picked him up, but I just remember the RB went flying backwards because Williams hit him so hard.

[@samuellp1146]

was that rb Barry Sanders 😆?

[@Supermanfan99]

@@samuellp1146 Barry retired 4 years before Roy Williams was drafted.

[@samuellp1146]

@@Supermanfan99 apologies, I was being a smart ass. I have never ever seen a soul flat out throttle him in the open field or in traffic and it be on a highlight reel, Barry was that damn good.

[@thaone5526]

That boy right there lay the wood for sho man that's what you call a hard hitter

[@DC4L99]

FACTS.

[@thaone5526]

Yes sir

[@BabaHamoudy]

My favorite player growing up. I wore 31 when I played football because of him but I wore 52 previously for Dexter Coakley.

[@saucetalktv167]

Mines to brother....still use the number 31 in everything i do💪🏾💪🏾

[@turnupthesun81]

As much as I love these classic plays, I love hearing Pat Summerall. He’ll always be synonymous with the 90s and early 2000s Dallas Cowboys.

[@ajshowoff1884]

His voice was legendary.

[@racerx8855]

and 80s

[@CampionBondMUSIC]

Bruh he was crackin ppl!!

[@John.Angell]

If Roy Williams had kept his head on straight and played for 10 years two things would have happened. He would have made the Hall of Fame and he probably would have killed someone.

[@justinmckinley9465]

😂😂😂that made my day

[@eliasfresquez4658]

He was abeast there was nobody like him the rules messed him up

[@DC4L99]

elias fresquez Yeah very good player, he’d just lay people out 😂. Most of those hits would be suspensions and fines now lol.

[@jeebs9]

Had to change the rules because of him. He injured too many players with the horse collar tackle.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

@@jeebs9 its not just the horse collar rule, its the hitting rules. Most of his plays are not allowed in the NFL anymore, the position he played no longer exists. Only in name only.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

@Will Kelly in prime? No, throughout career? Yes

[@bigred9991]

@Will Kelly I've heard Woodson say that Roy was the best/most impactful defensive player hes ever seen. If the nfl didn't change the rules to flag football in the middle of his career he would be in Canton already.

[@carlhammill5774]

I remember when Roy Williams was drafted the biggest concern was how long he would play football. He wasn't shy about the fact he didnt see NFL career as something he wanted to do long term. His talent was so good teams over-looked that on draft night. Overall, I found Roy Williams career disappointing. His early NFL success has expectations high but I never felt he fully fulfilled those expectations.

[@MScotty90]

One of my favorite players ever. He was like a human missile, flying in and blowing people up.

[@gabrielcerda984]

Today, Roy Williams would be that new age linebacker. I remember Parcells mention the Williams was a biscuit shy of a linebacker. Maybe towards the end of his career, they should have tried him at LB. Although, I think they were still running a 3-4 then, so IDK how that would work.

[@devildog65]

The BEST Safety in his rookie season, that I’ve ever seen. Man, if only he were a rookie on this team……..

[@phillipstahl3957]

I always admired him when i played football

[@yngb4rl18]

Donovan Wilson really gives me the same vibes as Roy

[@DC4L99]

I agree.

[@anthonymckinney2868]

Roy was way better

[@willhendrix7418]

Thank you for doing these videos! I have never came in contact with ANYONE who has the knowledge of good football and Dallas Cowboys history. It would be so refreshing to actually talk to you though. Whare do you get all this footage?

[@DC4L99]

Thanks Will 🙏. “Where do you get all this footage” Through youtube 👍.

[@Bernard.Daniel]

Hardest Hitters on Contact: 05-09 1). Sean Taylor 2). Roy Williams 3). John Lynch 4). Brian Dawkins 5). Rodney Harrison

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

Sean Taylor was a hard hitter, but Roy Williams made big tight ends and big runningbacks who lowered their shoulder head on with him go flying backwards consistently. Taylor was not able to do that, but if you were a wide receiver, Taylor would lay the wood.

[@tk6137]

seam taylor..... baaaahhhhhaaaahhhhhaaaa

[@iangoodisDMX]

2:45 Dat Nguyen, baby!

[@gillyac81]

Apparently Bill Parcells recommended Roy gain some weight to switch to LB when he started getting beat in coverage but he declined. Think with some hard work he could have picked up the switch and prolonged his career. Had a knack for homing in and blasting the ball carrier.

[@DC4L99]

Yeah Williams was a beast, he created a lot of rules though lol.

[@Dallas-qf9hu]

Wish we had him on defense now.

[@DC4L99]

FACTS I’d love to have Roy Williams right now.

[@armandomacias8403]

Oh man do I miss that dude

[@greezythumb]

Good ol #31. They ended his career keeping him out of position. Dallas should have made it a priority to get true FS after Woody retired so Roy could go back to his natural position of SS. Him and Barry Church would have been the best duo in the league.

[@greezythumb]

@fuss I don't agree with that. But I respect your opinion

[@iangoodisDMX]

Lovin it!

[@rickym3210]

Its sad that if he was playing today he would be fined and suspended for some of those hits.

[@vinnietodaro4023]

you mean our safeties used to make plays?!?!?!

[@DC4L99]

Yeah it’s hard to believe right? 😂😂😂.

[@pearcewilliams5297]

Yep. Ain't made none since

[@soonertee]

This should be titled "The Good Roy Williams" or "The Sooner, Not The Horn". Same thing.

[@jet_streamgtx4607]

roy williams made me a cowboy fan no lie

[@subversivereality3908]

Not even a jersey person...but I bought two jerseys in all my years of being a Cowboys fan...#22 Emmitt Smith, and #31 Roy Williams.

[@justin343wh]

2:35 hardest hit ever? Watch in 0.25 speed...

[@DC4L99]

Ouch, I feel bad for the returner 😂. You might be right on that.

[@terrenceliburd8655]

This is the only guy who I thought would kill a player on the field after he hit'em. Thank God he just knocked their marbles loose. Whew!!!!

[@TypicalAisian1968]

Roy could put you on the sidelines in his prime.

[@willdouglas77]

For all of the people that don’t remember Roy Williams was just as good as Parsons is today . Only Jersey I ever bought #31

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

Imagine if the cowboys had Roy Williams and D. Woodson for safety’s right now lol you think we would be super bowl bound for sure with backfield talent to go with our front D talent 💪🏻 💪🏻 😂 😂 I do

[@DC4L99]

Yeah that would be a great tandem. And FAR better than the safeties we got starting now, that’s for sure.

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

DC 4life yes.. I wish we could make a dream team from all past players.. it’s obvious I would bring back Jimmy as HC also

[@376ironman]

How can JJ and Co, be apart of these glory days if dominant safety play, and not want to duplicate ?!?!?! Btw, who else misses Maddens commentary on Madden football game ???

[@DC4L99]

Agreed and Madden was the best commentator 💯.

[@derrickjones3543]

Roy was a goddamn monster

[@sportsco.2145]

Try doing cowboy highlights too

[@DC4L99]

JustSome Highlights Nice 👍.

[@kirkmo1666]

We call him "Hammer Head". Bring the wood we got the Hammer. Go Cowboys 💙

[@Kingkongthugpassion2667]

We need to find another Roy Williams type in this draft

[@joshross5298]

Roy is the best defensive back of all time

[@malcolmriley8493]

That hit at 2:33 would definitely be a flag today !

[@misterresister8271]

Williams came in 3rd for 2002 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, you'd think he would have been first, except he was beaten out by two rookie D- linemen named Julius Peppers and Dwight Freeney. I mean, damn...but Williams did beat out another safety in the vote totals, a pretty good rookie safety named Ed Reed...

[@Relayer6a]

I'm surprised they didn't show him breaking Emmitt's shoulder after Emmitt made the comment that when he was in Dallas he was a diamond among garbage. Roy said he'd show him and he did.

[@bryanbradford4708]

Cowboys players now should watch this. Safeties and linebackers. Ijs

[@DCboyz214]

Wilcox was the closest thing we had to Roy only when it came to toughness. Roy had a lot more stats. Man... if Roy wasnt so susceptible to coverage he wouldve been all time.

[@ericschlutt556]

they made him illegal to stop this lol

[@unclefester1840]

Good player that just fell off quickly... some people say it was penalties, or not having Darren Woodson anymore, or changing defensive scheme... but he started out with such a flash and then fell off🤷🏻‍♂️ , he would take some horrible angles too. Always wanted him to move to outside linebacker towards the end of his career.. add a little weight.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

I think he only had Woodson for 2 years. He made 5 pro bowls and was considered the best safety in the NFL for 5 years in a row. Really he should have made the pro bowl and gotten 1st team all pro his rookie year also, I mean 99 tackles, 5 ints, 2 defensive tds, 2 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, and 4 tackle for losses. Yet didn't even make pro bowl. Lol so he should have 6 pro bowls in a row.

[@tk6137]

zimmer ruined him..

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

@@tk6137 Zimmer was when he was at his best. It was when zimmer left, that cowboys scheme stupidly changed it up, mainly Phillips.

[@cowboysvstheworld3879]

In a generation of hard hitters the likes of Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins, Derrick Brooks, John Lynch, Brian Urlacher, and Sean Taylor....Roy Williams was the nastiest. Its sad his spiral at the end has left him forgotten to all but the hard cores.

[@joecaballero1749]

Bad thing about Roy was that he never wrapped up.

[@777YOUniverse]

Lies, 5:16 looks good to me and that wasn't the bad thing about him, it was his deep coverage

[@Only_2_Wheelz]

Thats was real grown man football!!!

[@rjgonzalez5852]

My favorite cowboy and that’s cuz I’m a Vikings fan lol the best besides the hitman

[@juanserrano3871]

I’m here after the brows lost reminiscing

[@DC4L99]

juan serrano Yeah it’s been a crappy season so far.

[@pastorofmuppets22]

He was better at playing safety than buying storage lockers

[@richardcoronado4081]

Imagine him and Darren Woodson playing together! Darren the battering ram, Roy W the human torpedo.

[@bigmikesfa]

I got benched for my poor imitation of Roy. I mean I hit hard but my coverage was awful cause I always went for the big hit. I was watching this man every week and making it up as I went. Defying the coaches. Big plays and awful plays 😂 high risk or reward Lmao

[@bigmikesfa]

But they put me back in when they realized how bad my backups were. It was 3A ball so there ain’t much depth

[@thegorn68]

If he played today, you'd make him a weakside LB or a Strong Safety who played close to the line of scrimmage. I bet Dan Quinn could find a place for him in the defense he runs.

[@dk6173]

He caused so much friendly fire as well. The NFL made the horse collar tackle illegal because of him. Parcells used to say he was a biscuit away from a linebacker.

[@raymoneturner3451]

Only if we had someone half as good as him

[@willhendrix7418]

Another Dallas Cowboy who changed the game forever. Outside of the rookie Diggs, I would take Superman over the entire Cowboy secondary.

[@hatespeech_groyper3793]

Lol in todays game Roy would be an outstanding linebacker

[@ricardolewis8159]

If we stayed in the 4-3 defense he probably would have been the best safety.

[@DC4L99]

Ricardo Lewis Yeah he was a beast, retired at 30 surprisingly.

[@ricardolewis8159]

@@DC4L99 Thank you for all the videos. Bring back so many memories.

[@DC4L99]

Ricardo Lewis Thanks pal 👍.

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

he was my favorite player and the only jersey I ever asked for. And the reason why I loved football even more. But Goodell came in to the league in 07, and weeded out the old school safety position, and hard hitters. NFL stopped drafting them also. Fortunately for Lynch and Dawkins they were at the end of their careers, and Taylor died in 07. So all that was going to be left for Goodell to weed out was Roy Williams. Schemes were forced to change. If it wasn't for Romo trash oline having Romo having to break a hundred tackles a game just to get a throw off. Football would have stopped being exciting for me and I would have stopped watching a while ago. But since Romo is gone, and there aren't any insanely hard hitting safeties, I've cared less and less about football since 2016.

[@crazychris7417]

The real bam bam!

[@kikiv151]

To bad they don’t make guys like him anymore and the league soft af now RWills stil my fave of all time bro

[@houseofmods2104]

The Days of Pat Summerall

[@Daisygarcia812]

I have his jersey 🫶🔥💪🏈 he was a very hard hitter

[@RicardoHernandezGTX]

Great hitter/tackler woulda love to see him at OLB in the 3-4 yrs he just got burned to much it was all or nothing with him

[@therealdarrell282]

#31 had WRs hesitating to go over the middle of the field.

[@FoxysFriends]

What a rookie year..

[@Tone22845]

If the cowboys was really lookin for a safety 2 pair with the veteran woodson in that 02 draft if they was smart instead of going with draft hype they should've traded down & drafted Ed Reed. He would've been a great complement to Woodson

[@bossbarnes3695]

Didn’t Roy play when Zimmer was the coordinator back then

[@BsSTREET]

Dallas should had at least 12 rings they had some teams roy was a night mare

[@jimmy2681]

Levens looked like someone shot him lolol

[@Antbeast23]

Haven't had a good safety since

[@RicardoHernandezGTX]

He got exposed by receivers like Santana Moss i dont think he was gonna be able to run with him. Hated Santana but he was underrated

[@geraldbeasley]

Before Cam Chanceoller of the Seahawks same number 31

[@Thebloodynerve]

You can thank the 3-4 defense with no legit NT Dallas insisted on fielding for years for his demise.

[@frankieclayton9303]

Dallas the sports analysts are not giving all the respect y'all deserve on defense in this 2001 season they're adopting y'all saying it's the same thing over and over again come out and be monsters peace bulls tires tigers lions destroy all things said before you to prove them wrong

[@Mochic45]

He was good for 4 yrs. After teams figured he couldn't cover he was trash. Oh!!! He also started the "horse collar" tackle rule....

[@JBullock54]

The horse collar king

[@noelhernandez363]

Did Roy Williams win rookie of the year??

[@Kevothe2nd]

Hard-hitting but sucked in coverage

[@DC4L99]

True, best safety Cowboys have had since Darren Woodson.

[@Kevothe2nd]

@@DC4L99 Darren should be a Hall of famer, he could play all positions defensive back , safety, was great in coverage and could have played Line backer,was great at the blitz

[@DC4L99]

KEVO Kevorkian The40ozKING Agreed Kevo, Woodson was great. He should get in one day.

[@chaleywild]

He wasn't bad in coverage

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

He was actually great in coverage for his position, tight ends, slots and half back coverage. The problem is that his position no longer exists except in name only. Phillips changed up the scheme and played the scheme that started becoming what is now the main scheme for safeties. And so Roy had to cover deep often which was not his position. Williams is a playmaker safety not a coverage first safety, a playmaker safety are the best to have because they do everything and are all over the field. Unfortunately you can't have them anymore. he's the biggest reason why they became the #1 defense.

[@CAKEDD__ICE_CREAM]

Believe it main

[@crazychris7417]

Take these penalties away! Everyone pays good money to see heads being taken off! Only thing left is ufc at this point 🙄

[@triggerwarning5911]

Roy probably gave most of these guys CTE.

[@theodoremason3522]

Ole Roy Williams ended the Career of Emmitt Smith with the Cardinals

[@TheNewkidsrule]

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