SAN ANTONIO - For the last few years, there has been a notion that safety Roy Williams could possibly be moved to the linebacker position if he just put on a few pounds.
As it turned out this off-season, if Williams is moving anywhere from his strong safety spot, it could be to the free safety position. That's because Williams is down to 221 pounds, the weight he played at during his rookie season.
"I really did get heavy," Williams said. "But I did a program called Isagenix. It's a weight program and it got me down."
Williams said the Cowboys coaches asked him to get to 225 pounds for the start of training camp. "But I challenged myself to go lower than that," Williams said. "This is for me. It was a personal goal that I wanted to do."
While Williams has been often criticized for his lack of pass coverage at times, he said shedding the extra pounds will undoubtedly make him not just lighter on his feet, but quicker to the ball.
"It's a huge difference for me," he said. "I'm flying around. I'm full of joy and energy."
Now as for moving to linebacker, the Cowboys are still planning on using Williams closer to the line of scrimmage in passing situations. Expect Williams to play a nickel linebacker spot that will give him the flexibility to blitz and drop back in coverage, depending on the offensive formations.
Nick Eatman -DallasCowboys.com Staff WriterJuly 27, 2007 8:20 PM From http://dallascowboys.com/news.cfm?id=0A49C28D-D8B2-95F2-E671201410180C44
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