Another NFL season, another series of roughing the passer penalties we just don’t understand. We already had one on Jacksonville Jaguars first overall pick Travon Walker in the Hall of Fame game, and now, Dallas Cowboys rookie pass-rush Sam Williams finds himself on the wrong side of whatever the heck the NFL deems to be roughing the passer at any particular moment in time.
Williams, selected in the second round of the 2022 draft out of Mississippi, showed his quicks getting out of the pocket on Saturday night as the Cowboys faced the Denver Broncos. Denver quarterback Brett Rypien broke out of the pocket to the right, and Williams (No. 54) did what he was supposed to to. He chased the quarterback, caught up to him, and didn’t seem to give any additional oomph as Rypien released the ball.
