{"id":865383,"date":"2025-08-15T21:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T02:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/countdown-to-the-season-opener-day-21-everson-walls\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T21:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T02:12:30","slug":"countdown-to-the-season-opener-day-21-everson-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/countdown-to-the-season-opener-day-21-everson-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to the season opener: Day 21 Everson Walls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\">\n<p><em>We\u2019re counting down the days until the <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/\"><em><strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> battle the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedinggreennation.com\/\"><em><strong>Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Today &#8211; number<\/strong> <strong>21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Everson Walls<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> December 28, 1959. Dallas, Texas<br \/><strong>Position:<\/strong> Cornerback<br \/><strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong>: 1981-1989<br \/><strong>Awards<\/strong>: All-Pro- 1982, 1983, 1985<br \/>Pro Bowl- 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985<br \/>NFL interceptions leader- 1981, 1982, 1985<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/platform.bloggingtheboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/26012451\/175961141.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"2400\" data-pswp-width=\"3600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img title=\"Football\" alt=\"Football Dallas Cowboys v Buffalo Bills\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\"   src=\"https:\/\/platform.bloggingtheboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/26012451\/175961141.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&#038;w=2400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite>Photo by George Gojkovich\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Everson Walls played cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1981 to 1989, making an immediate impact as an undrafted free agent out of Grambling State. Known for his elite ball skills and instincts, Walls led the NFL in interceptions three times (1981, 1982, 1985), a rare feat for any defensive back. In his rookie season, he recorded 11 interceptions, still a franchise record. Walls was a four-time Pro Bowler and became a fan favorite for his knack for being in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best known for:<\/strong><br \/>Walls was best known for being an interception machine, with an uncanny ability to read quarterbacks and make big plays, even against elite competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesser known fact:<\/strong><br \/>Walls ended his career with 44 total interceptions, which is still second-most in team history. And he accomplished that feat during era where the ground game was more prevalent than it is today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/dallas-cowboys-history\/177311\/countdown-season-opener-day-21-everson-walls\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Mike Poland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re counting down the days until the Dallas Cowboys battle the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener of the 2025 NFL season. To pass the time and mark the days, we are running through 100 Days of Cowboys. So sit back and enjoy some Cowboys history while we countdown to football. Today &#8211; number 21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":865384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26168,3790,795],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-865383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-countdown","8":"category-football","9":"category-season"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}