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Stephen Jones: Quinnen Williams Represents Everything Cowboys Want In A Football Player

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The Cowboys announced the three-year, $105.9 million extension with defensive tackle Quinnen Williams on Monday. It ties Williams to the Cowboys for the next five seasons.

Since the Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Packers almost a year ago, they have added Williams, defensive tackle Kenny Clark and outside linebacker Malachi Lawrence in return. Therefore, the trade could end up being a win-win.

"It's a big part of all the moving parts that went with our trade last year," Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said of the extension with Williams, via Tommy Yarrish of the team website. "I think this kind of, at the end of the day, puts a bow on top in terms of knowing that we're going to have Q here for the next five years long term, and have Kenny out there rolling, the deal we made with Rashan Gary and how we used the pick on Lawrence. All these things, you can't say they were all tied to just that, but it's a big deal.

"And certainly [Williams] represents everything that we want in a Dallas Cowboys football player. He's not only a great football player, but he's a man. He's a leader who people in the locker room look to every day. I was just talking to Christian [Parker, who said] he's the best player out on the field."