Yep, the guy is maturing.

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Last year Cowboy's rookie defensive end, Sam Williams was arrested for reckless driving resulting in a two-car accident that put him and the other driver in the hospital. Williams was driving 98 mph in a 40 mph zone.

This past weekend, Williams was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying of a weapon while driving 66 miles per hour in another 40 mph zone.

In response to Williams second arrest, Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, said he saw signs of a growing maturity in Williams, as he was speeding more slowly this year than he was last year.

Well first of all, I'm seeing that he is as -- which is more often the case than not -- this sounds a little hollow -- but he does and is ... maturing," Jones said, via FOX4. "And he is. What was he going, 66 miles an hour? So he's 34 miles an hour less this year than he was last year. 98 to 66. So that's improvement.

(Jerry's math, not mine)

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Meanwhile, in MN (Strib excerpt):

Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison has agreed to plead guilty to driving his luxury SUV 140 miles per hour on Interstate 94 in St. Paul last month, an admission that will cost him a fine and the loss of his driving privileges.

Terms of the agreement filed Wednesday in Ramsey County District Court call for him to admit to a petty misdemeanor speeding charge, which originally was filed as a misdemeanor, and to have a reckless driving misdemeanor count dismissed.

The plea deal between the defense and the prosecution includes a $686 fine and a six-month license revocation. Assistant City Attorney Steven Heng said Thursday that the statute to which Addison pled guilty includes a six-month driver's license revocation when a person is speeding over 100 miles per hour, in addition to the fine.

The 21-year-old Addison is due back in court on Sept. 19 before Judge Maria Mitchell, who will decide whether to impose the terms as proposed.

Heng said the terms of the plead deal are "in line with what our office has done with other defendants" who have committed similar offenses.

Addison was stopped by a state trooper about 3:15 a.m. on July 20 on eastbound I-94 in St. Paul near the Dale Street exit. He told the trooper that an emergency with his dog was the reason he was driving 140 mph in his 2021 Lamborghini Urus SUV with North Carolina dealer plates, according to the citation.

Addison, a first-round draft choice out of the University of Southern California, is on a four-year contract worth $13.7 million, all guaranteed, that includes a $7 million signing bonus.

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I got my LLV up to 44 mph on highway 30 yesterday. It felt reckless but exhilarating. I guess I'll never grow up.