Why former Cowboys starting wide receiver is a big deal while being abroad
As you probably know, the Dallas Cowboys are more than just America's Team. They have a huge fanbase around the world and remain one of the most popular teams worldwide. This is why one former Cowboys wide receiver has fans abroad extremely excited about the start of Mexico's pro league in March: Terrance Williams. That's right, T-Will […]
As you probably know, the Dallas Cowboys are more than just America's Team. They have a huge fanbase around the world and remain one of the most popular teams worldwide.
This is why one former Cowboys wide receiver has fans abroad extremely excited about the start of Mexico's pro league in March: Terrance Williams.
That's right, T-Will is back in pro football. In fact, he's never really left it but now he's right back in the spotlight.
After his run with the Cowboys between 2014 and 2018 (when he started 68 games and played in 83), Williams has spent time in the XFL, CFL, and even in the Fan Controlled Football League.
Now, he will take his talents to Mexico to play for the Tijuana Galgos (which translates to Greyhounds). The team plays in the Liga de Fútbol Americano, which is a professional football league that started in 2016.
The former Cowboys wideout, who caught a game-winning touchdown in the 2014-2015 playoffs to beat the Detroit Lions, has caused quite a stir among Mexico's football fans.
The league is mostly made up of Mexican players and a few Americans: teams have an imposed limit to foreign players and can only line up six of them at the same time. But even though many of the American players have FBS experience (most do not), T-Will is arguably the most experienced one to be signed by an LFA team.
As such, he's being perceived as one of the stars of this season. And he'll likely be just that. After all, he brings more NFL experience than any other player in the league will have.
Last year, Trent Richardson played for the Chihuahua Caudillos (Warlords) before the team moved from a competing league (which has since faltered) to the LFA. In 2017, Chad Johnson played for the Monterrey Fundidoresfor just one game as an exhibition.
While most Cowboys fans will likely never follow the LFA closely, some will likely be happy to hear that the former starter is playing a big part in growing the game around the world.
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