Williams, Cowboys agree to parameters of a deal

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NFL Trade Deadline Roundup
Published 10/14/2008 by primetime 07 at Arrowhead Pride
... Jerry Jones did what he does best and created a splash by acquiring WR Roy Williams from the Lions for a 1st, 3rd and 6th round pick.  The two sides have set the parameters of a contract extension believed to be in the 5-year range (and presumably valued in the neighborhood of Larry Fitzgerald's $10 million per year deal).  An interesting twist to this story (of course there's a twist, it's the Cowboys), if Pacman Jones hadn't been suspended minutes before the Cowboys made their deal, it would have been voided because his suspension means the Cowboys will not have to ...

Wednesday Notes: Surgery Likely for Gerald Alexander
Published 10/15/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit
... The Cowboys agreed to a five-year contract with Roy Williams before the trade was made official yesterday afternoon.  The deal was initially agreed to about a half-hour before the deadline, and it went through 15 or so minutes later once Roy Williams and the Cowboys came to an agreement on a new contract. ...

More on the Roy Williams Trade
Published 10/15/2008 by Sean Yuille at Pride Of Detroit
... Once the deal with Dallas was actually agreed to at "3:20 or 3:30" in the afternoon, there was still one thing that needed to be taken care of before it could be made official.  Since Williams was set to be a free agent after the 2008 season, the Cowboys wanted to lock him up to make sure he is in Dallas for a long time.  The Lions gave the Cowboys permission to start negotiating a long-term deal, and about 15 minutes before the trade deadline, Williams and Dallas agreed to a five-year contract and an average per year salary. All parties involved in ...