Former Dallas safety finds new home with multi-year contract

A former Dallas Cowboys safety signed a multi-year contract with a new team after coming off a career-best season last year. Xavier Woods will be playing for the Carolina Panthers in 2022 after playing one season with the Minnesota Vikings. Woods played his first four professional seasons with the Cowboys before playing one season with Minnesota last year.

Former Dallas safety signs with Carolina

After being selected in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, Woods became a key part of the Dallas secondary as a starter in his second season. Over four years with Dallas, Woods recorded 5 interceptions and averaged over 60 tackles per season as a starter. Now, two seasons later, Woods begins a new day with the Panthers and a three-year deal.

The Panthers are signing former Cowboys safety Xavier Woods to a 3-year, $15.75M deal,” stated Ian Rapoport on Monday.

Last season however, Woods had a much improved year and recorded a career high three interceptions with the Vikings. Alongside his interceptions Woods tallied 108 tackles, 72 solo tackles, and his first career sack. His improvement and talent have made him a quality starting safety in the NFL and Carolina hopes to have him shore up their secondary. Carolina’s defense only forced 9 interceptions last season, an area that they are looking to improve on certainly.