Jonah Williams: Let go from Saints' practice squad
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The Saints cut Williams (illness) from the practice squad Wednesday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Williams signed with the Saints' practice squad Monday, but he was let go two days later to make room for wide receiver Kyrese Rowan. Williams appeared in 15 regular-season games for New Orleans last year and will look to catch on with a team in need of a defensive lineman who can also contribute on special teams.
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Jonah Williams: Released with NFI designation
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Williams was released by the Cardinals with a non-football illness designation Sunday, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports.
Williams is dealing with an apparent illness after he recorded three total tackles (two solo) with Arizona during the preseason. The defensive lineman played in 15 regular-season contests with the Saints in 2025, recording 18 total tackles (eight solo), including a career-high 3.0 sacks. Given his experience, he'll likely find an interested suitor at some point in the near future.
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Cardinals' Jonah Williams: Joins Arizona
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Williams signed with the Cardinals on Thursday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
The defensive end appeared in 15 games for the Saints last year, recording 18 tackles (eight solo), including 3.0 sacks. Williams was primarily a starter in 2023 with the Rams, but he has started only three games in the two seasons since then.
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Saints' Jonah Williams: Active Sunday
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Williams is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
The 30-year-old weakside linebacker logged 22 defensive snaps in the Week 9 loss to the Rams where he totaled three tackles (two solo) including 1.0 sacks. He will likely be placed in the same defensive role against the Panthers as a rotational outside linebacker.
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Saints' Jonah Williams: Signs with active roster
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Williams signed with the Saints' active roster Saturday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Williams didn't make the 53-man roster out of training camp, but he was elevated from the practice squad for the Week 1 loss versus the Cardinals, when he played 12 defensive snaps and recorded one tackle. The 30-year-old defensive end figures to handle a similar role in Week 2 versus the 49ers.
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Lions' Jonah Williams: Headed to Detroit
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Williams was signed off the Rams' practice squad to the Lions' active roster Saturday.
Williams has appeared in seven games this season (six with the Rams, one with the Vikings) and has accrued three tackles (one solo). He'll provide the Lions with much needed depth at defensive end.
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Rams' Jonah Williams: Continues development in year three
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Williams logged 49 tackles (20 solo), 2.0 sacks and one pass defended during the 2023 regular season over 17 games played.
Williams saw his snap count uptick slightly from 2022, but he turned into a run-stuffing surprise for the Rams and logged a career high in tackles, notched his first career pass defense and quintupled his career sack total in the process. Williams is a restricted free agent but showed enough that the Rams may choose to bring him back for a fourth season with the team.
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Jonah Williams: Lands in L.A.
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Williams was signed to the Rams' practice squad Tuesday, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports.
Williams was with the Rams earlier this season but was waived in early November. He was claimed by Minnesota but then failed a physical and will now land back on the Rams' practice squad. In eight games this season with Los Angeles, Williams recorded five tackles in eight games.
