Twitter: It’s De “no longer Sam” Williams

[Captain-Crash]

johnny cash is proud of him.

 

[Runwildboys]

Why is everyone getting so bent out of shape that the man clarified what his preferred name is?

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Strangely enough, he also asked that his name be spelled...

Dang, sire. Me head is spinning!

Sam
De
De Bossman Fat II
De Twinkletoes (that is de fault of @Bullflop )
And now de Symbol of Love?

Me head continues to spin. The world is too much for me. A spot o' tea and biscuits will do it.
hollah

 

[Cowpolk]

Why is everyone getting so bent out of shape that the man clarified what his preferred name is?

He should have chosen Dak as his nick name that would have been great

 

[Bullflop]

Because it's short for Degarrick. Understandable that he wouldn't want an extra e.

Absolutely. My daughter's given name was Dee Ann and she shortened it to Dee, even though I called her Dee Ann throughout her entire childhood. I guess when an adult decides they want to be called what they want to be called, it's respectful to go with whatever they prefer. I'll probably never get used it, though . . .

 

[Denim Chicken]

I've known scads of folks that go by their middle name. Usually named after their dad, but not always.

Ive gone by mine since I was born.

 

[FVSTONE]

If people weren't calling you by your preferred name in your first interview since the draft, wouldn't you tell them?

Ole' Sammy should have addressed the name issue when he was in college.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Jerry will probably give him #94

 

[Bullflop]

He should have chosen Dak as his nick name that would have been great

Why, sure -- and Dak should say that he wants to be known as "De." Sounds perfectly sensible to me . . .

 

[john van brocklin]

DE De Williams

Deedee

Cousins with CeeDee?

 

[Runwildboys]

Ole' Sammy should have addressed the name issue when he was in college.

Maybe he did. Maybe the school insisted that he be addressed by his first name, not his middle name. Maybe he just got used to people in authoritative positions calling him by his first name, and was shy about correcting them. Whatever the case, it shouldn't be such a big deal to call him what his family and friends call him. We do it with CeeDee, so how is this different?

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

johnny cash is proud of him.

Years, before, decades ago, the inmates applauded Johnny from the holding area, their less-dangerous bretheren bounced on their wooden benches nearby. Lunch at Sam Quinton had just concluded. An overwhelming smell of over-cooked gravy, steamed cabbage and bleach filled the back of the room.
Yes, they applauded for Johnny, who bragged of killing a man and who once was a boy named LaRue.

 

[Creeper]

5 minutes after getting drafted he wants to change his name. Great. He that Deh? or Dee?

 

[john van brocklin]

Why, sure -- and Dak should let it be known that he wanted to be known as "De." Sounds perfectly sensible to me . . .

Slow off season
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Captain-Crash]

why not sam I am?

 

[Runwildboys]

Ive gone by mine since I was born.

I've gone by my family's nickname since before I even knew what my real name was. I don't like being called by my real name, yet I never said anything to my teachers until I was a senior in high school, and that's probably only because we moved to a different state, and I could start over.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Everybody now!
Your good chap o' mirth brings you de Sam Song!
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[817Gill]

Nobody makes fun of Cowboys players like Cowboys “fans” do. I swear if they read what their fans say about them online… it’s a miracle they ever sign any autographs at all.

Exactly smh

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

5 minutes after getting drafted he wants to change his name. Great. He that Deh? or Dee?

Who told you to buy 50 boxes of Sam I Am Jerseys, huh?
Huh?

 

[Flamma]

It's probably because he's so used to not being called Sam, it probably looks odd to him online. All he has to do is be a beast off the edge, I'll call him anything he wants.