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Javonte Williams came close to swapping his cleats for a career in real estate, long before he became a 1,000-yard back in Dallas.
The Dallas Cowboys running back said on the “Downs 2 Business” podcast that his final years with the Denver Broncos left him ready to retire. He admitted he had “lost love for the game.”
Williams said arriving in Dallas changed how he felt about the sport entirely.
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“I was really about to just hang up the cleats,” Williams said. “No disrespect to anybody in Denver… just coming to Dallas it felt like it’s a new awakening.”
Denver picked Williams in the second round, and he spent four seasons there. A 2022 knee injury tore his ACL, LCL, and posterolateral corner, and the setbacks kept coming for the rest of his Broncos tenure.
Dallas took a chance on him with a prove-it deal for 2025. He delivered the best season of his career, running for 1,201 yards and 11 touchdowns, which earned him a three-year, $24 million contract this offseason.
His production hasn’t dipped. Through seven games in 2026, the 26-year-old has 472 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, three shy of last season’s total.
On Oct. 26 against the Philadelphia Eagles, he ran for a career-best 155 yards and a touchdown in a 38-21 road win.
Philadelphia never dropped Williams for a loss as Dallas finished with 204 yards on 38 carries, according to DallasCowboys.com’s Tommy Yarrish.
Yarrish gave the offensive line and tight ends credit for moving a front that still had Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Zack Baun.
Even so, the Cowboys sit at 3-4 entering Week 8, still searching for consistency.
Next up is a home date with the 2-5 Arizona Cardinals, and the real estate plans can stay on hold.
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