Williams has pictures of his two sons, Sam Jr. and Syxx, in his training camp room. Every day, he looks at them before bed and when he wakes up. On most days, including the first day of training camp practices, he’ll pull out his phone, go to his notes app and read a letter he wrote to them both a long time ago.

Keep that intensity, but do it in pads.” It’s something All-Pro quarterback Dak Prescott has noted as well mentally, along with the growth of Williams over the past year, particularly when the two were both relegated to injured reserve as the 2024 season concluded — Prescott having suffered a torn hamstring in November.

Selected with the 25th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, Burns intercepted a career-high three passes during his rookie season with Pittsburgh. He made a key fumble recovery during a 18-16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round (which remains the Steelers' most recent playoff win).

July 24 - Artie Burns is done for the season one practice into his tenure with the Miami Dolphins. Burns, 30, left Wednesday's practice on crutches with a knee injury suffered in individual drills. Multiple outlets reported Thursday that Burns has a torn ACL.